grandmaster
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- noun
- /ˈɡrændˌmæs.tɚ/
- Specialized
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gran maestro
- One by one, Grandmaster Fred Degerberg presented each student with his or her new belt.
- grandmaster in chess
You become a grandmaster or whatever the step below that is.
- You become a grandmaster or whatever the step below that is.
- So when you're playing chess, my father's a chess grandmaster.
- Absolutely, absolutely to to want to be a grandmaster of chess.
- And we might think about how the, you know, great AI can beat a human chess grandmaster.
- Really, it's, it's the difference between knowing how the night moves on a chess board and being a grandmaster chess player, right?
Examples
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Thank you for the lesson, Grandmaster Kwong.
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So he and other grandmasters use a variety of techniques to look ahead.
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Still holding him, she led the grandmaster from the car.
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I knew it, and I knew the grandmaster could see it.
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It's all the same, the grandmaster has spoken.
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The Grandmaster will be very pleased.
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He also holds the life title of International Grandmaster of Chess.
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In 1991, Ms. Polgar became the first woman in history to earn the Grandmaster title in regular competition.
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Now, for the record, the youngest chess prodigy to ever become a grandmaster was Sergey Karjikin.
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Garry Kasparov is known as a legendary grandmaster in the world of chess.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who is very skilled in an activity or art
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5.8
A person who plays chess very well, often with an official title or rating
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4.4
A chess player who has the top title from the world chess group FIDE
Compounds
- Jargon
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4.4
A chess player who has the top title from the world chess group FIDE
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Etymology
Grandmaster comes from two simple parts: grand meaning 'great' and master meaning 'teacher' or 'top expert'. So a grandmaster is literally a 'great master', which is why the word names the highest title in chess, bridge, and some martial arts.