Phrase guide

International Grandmaster

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of Grandmaster; the highest rank of chess player.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: board-games, chess, games

Examples

  • 2010, Robert Epstein, Teen 2.0, Linden Publishing (Quill Driver Books), page 180, For Americans the greatest chess legend of all time was Bobby Fischer, who became the youngest international grandmaster in history in 1958 at age fifteen and who eventually (in 1972) became World Champion in a celebrated bout with the Soviet Union's legendary Boris Spassky.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Grandmaster

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of International Grandmaster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 3

a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grandmaster

History

Etymology

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