37 players in England have the title of grand master and 57 have the international master title this is correct data from FIDE (as per putting this post up) some are inactive players but once you have the title you never lose it.
The average claimed IQ of Chess Grandmasters is 150.
Grandmasters typically think about 10-15 moves ahead when planning their strategies in chess.
There are many chess grandmasters, here are a few. Bobby Fischer (recently passed away) Anatoly Karpov Boris Spassky Viswanathan Anand(current world champion)
Viswanathan Anand, Dibiyendu Barua, Hari Krishna and a few others
there are 5 grandmasters:Abdullah Al RakibReefat Bin-SattarEnamul HossainNiaz MurshedZiaur RahmanWrong Answer. Rani Hamid is not a Gramdmaster.
I recommend watching the "Checkmate" commercial by Pepsi, which features a humorous chess match between two grandmasters.
chess was invented in india not in orient.....and chess is the national game of russia.
Bobby Fischer appeared on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson in 1978.
To become better, go to as many tournaments as you can, go over your games, and go over games played by grandmasters so you can see how they think.
Bent Larsen of Denmark was renowned for playing the Dragon. Pal Benko of the US used it as well.
1) Viswanathan Anand(1988) 2) Dibyendu Barua (1991) 3) Praveen Thipsay (1997) See the related link for further information.
The Polgar sisters; Judit, Susan, and Sofia. Judit and Susan are Grandmasters and Sofia is an International Master.