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noun
An exceptionally skillful chess player, especially one who has won a major competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a chess player of great skill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chess player
Narrower terms: Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Robert James Fischer, Karpov, Anatoli Karpov, Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov, Kasparov, Gary Kasparov, Gary Weinstein, Korchnoi, Viktor Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi, Spassky, Boris Spassky, Boris Vasilevich Spassky
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