The GreatsRare
📷 Jennifer Huemmer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · WikimediaMAMaurice Ashley
Study master game →Became the first Black chess Grandmaster in 1999.
💡 Grandmaster is the highest lifetime title in chess.
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Meet the people and ideas behind chess. Learning facts are open to everyone; earned practice cards are separate.
📷 Jennifer Huemmer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · WikimediaMAThe Pieces
?The Queen
Worth about 9 points — the strongest piece.
💡 Piece values help you decide if a trade is fair.
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The GirlsRare
📷 aphrodite-in-nyc · CC BY 2.0 · WikimediaPMPhiona Mutesi
Learned chess in Kampala, Uganda, and played for her country at Chess Olympiads.
💡 Olympiads are team events between countries.
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Chess Tech
?The Bot Builder
Chess programs search many moves ahead and score each position.
💡 That search is an algorithm — a step-by-step plan.
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The YoungestRare
📷 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation · CC BY-SA 3.0 · WikimediaTATani Adewumi
Won a New York State scholastic championship at age 8.
💡 Scholastic events are tournaments for students.
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The Pieces
?The Knight
The only piece that can jump over others.
💡 Knights move in an L: two squares, then one.
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The GreatsLegendary
📷 Miroslav.vajdic · CC BY 4.0 · WikimediaMCMagnus Carlsen
Study master game →Holds the highest classical rating ever recorded: 2882.
💡 Ratings estimate playing strength from results.
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The GirlsLegendary
📷 Przemysław Jahr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · WikimediaJPJudit Polgár
Study master game →Widely considered the strongest female player in history.
💡 She earned the Grandmaster title at 15.
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The YoungestLegendary
📷 Stefan64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · WikimediaAMAbhimanyu Mishra
Became the youngest Grandmaster ever at 12 years, 4 months.
💡 Titles need strong results against strong players.
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Chess CelebritiesRare
📷 ChessKelly · CC BY 4.0 · WikimediaHNHikaru Nakamura
Study master game →Five-time U.S. Champion and a popular chess streamer.
💡 Fast games are called blitz and bullet.
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