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  2. Learn about the top chess players of today and the past. Each chess player has their own profile with a biography, best games, photos and most important moments.

    • Hikaru Nakamura

      The 42nd Chess Olympiad would be held later the same year in...

    • Veselin Topalov

      From Grandmaster To World-Class Player. From 1994 to 2004...

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      Nikita Vitiugov in 2018. Photo: Eric van Reem/Grenke Chess...

  3. Summary. The film shows in parallel the historical drama of the Indian princely state of Awadh (whose capital is Lucknow) and its Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah who is overthrown by the British, alongside the story of two noblemen who are obsessed with shatranj, i.e. chess . Wajid Ali Shah, the ruling Nawab of Awadh, is a languid artist and poet, no ...

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    • Garry Kasparov. GM Garry Kasparov is the 13th world champion and held the title from 1985 to 2000. He first reached the number-one ranking in 1984 and with a few minor exceptions remained the number-one player in the world until 2006.
    • Magnus Carlsen. GM Magnus Carlsen is the only player to hold the world championship in all time controls (standard, rapid, and blitz)—he held all three simultaneously in 2019.
    • Bobby Fischer. GM Bobby Fischer was the 11th official world champion as well as the first and only American world champion. He is considered by many to be the most famous chess player ever.
    • Jose Raul Capablanca. Jose Raul Capablanca was the third official world champion and possibly the most talented chess player ever to play the game. From 1916 through 1924 he amassed a tournament record of 40 wins and 23 draws, an unprecedented feat at the time and still a historically significant achievement.
    • Garry Kasparov. Garry Kasparov was the world number 1 for 225 months. 14 min. 2 Challenges.
    • Magnus Carlsen. Magnus Carlsen was the reigning World Champion when this series was recorded. 15 min. 2 Challenges.
    • Bobby Fischer. Robert James Fischer. 13 min. 2 Challenges.
    • Emanuel Lasker. Emanuel Lasker remained World Champion for 27 years. 14 min. 2 Challenges.
  4. The Chess Players 1977 2h 9m Comedy Drama History List 91% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 85% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings In 1856, two obsessive chess players fail to notice British rule...

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    • Sanjeev Kumar
    • Satyajit Ray
    • Comedy, Drama, History
  5. Oct 3, 1977 · The Chess Players: Directed by Satyajit Ray. With Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal. In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.

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