Every sport, instrument, or hobby has a pinnacle. The best of the best. In basketball, it’s playing in the NBA, in acting, it might be starring in a blockbuster film, and in chess, it’s becoming a Chess Grandmaster. This is the highest ranking and title you can achieve in the chess world. This means you hold a FIDE title and rating of at least 2500, indicating you are stronger than 99% or more of chess players worldwide. Don’t trick yourself, GM is not a simple achievement, it is an elite group, and it takes a lot to get there.
Chess cheating has been around for centuries, with players receiving moves from accomplices through complicated systems. The rise of chess engines and online chess has made it extremely common and difficult to detect.
For many years, various incorrect assumptions have been made about the differences between the sexes in chess. So, what are the main differences between men and women when it comes to chess, and how do things stand today?
Learn about the women who broke the glass ceiling in the chess world. From Nona Gaprindashvili, the first-ever female GM, to the unprecedented talent of the Polgar sisters, here is the tournament history of women in chess.
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