Supergrandmaster

Quick meaning: Supergrandmaster is a noun meaning (rare, chiefly chess) A particular grandmaster whose proficiency in chess or in general is notably greater than that of average grandmasters.

Meaning

(rare, chiefly chess) A particular grandmaster whose proficiency in chess or in general is notably greater than that of average grandmasters.

Example Sentences

Hungarian supergrandmaster Lajos Portisch once gave a recital of songs on Hungarian radio; and at the Wijk aan Zee 1990 tournament sang Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’, accompanied by IM Bouwmeester.

I'm running two fine victories by Gligoric over two of the better U.S. international masters — Bernard Zuckerman and Norman Weinstein. In both it’s easy to see why a supergrandmaster can beat international masters on most occasions.

But only, of course, away from the board. There, nothing tells except talent. Chess is, I believe, unique in that it has no element of chance or luck at all; he who plays the better move wins, every time. Incidentally, I say ‘he’, because although there are some formidably powerful women players today, particularly from Georgia, for some inexplicable reason, none has yet established herself among the supergrandmasters.

Word Forms

• supergrandmasters

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include expert, chessman, swordmaster, castler, meister, superteacher.

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