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The following survey lists all chess players who have reached a top five or top ten status at least once in their career, ranked by their highest position, then in chronological order. Of course, the start of the FIDE Elo list and the current date are arbitrary, but the chess world has now had an established rating and ranking publication for more than fifty consecutive years. How many different TOP FIVE players would you expect? Well, there are only 55 luminaries in the last 55 years or so! Check it out. | Photo: Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

As usual, birthday of former Prime Minister Vajpayee has come, and buzz has started regarding the memorial.

What is the most important phase of the game? Surprisingly, many club players get the answer wrong. Usually, they put a lot of effort into positions that are approximately equal. However, once they get a much better or much worse position, they tend to relax a bit. In an almost winning position, a voice in the head of such a player whispers: "You are great, my dear, and you have proved that already. The rest of the game is a mere formality." And in a lost position, this voice says: "You have played rubbish. Ok, you have to pretend some fight, but the game is decided already, you...

Vladimir Kramnik recently described Magnus Carlsen as a genius in an interview with the Norwegian media. When Carlsen was asked about it in a post-game press conference he didn't return the compliment.

With one round to go, GM Alireza Firouzja is back as the sole leader at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. Despite missing a brilliant defensive move from the Englishman in time trouble, the French-Iranian GM beat GM David Howell. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Grigoriy Oparin are trailing the leader by half...