Mikhail Botvinnik; The Patriarch who spent an impressive 15 years at the top!
Mikhail Botvinnik was respectfully referred to as 'the Patriarch' at the height of his game, and to this day he...
Players
Tigran Petrosian; The World Champion with an impenetrable defence
Nicknamed the "Iron Tigran", Tigran Petrosian was a Soviet Armenian Grandmaster, and World Chess Champion, who was most famous for...
Judit Polgár; The greatest female player of all time!
Hungarian Judit Polgár has an impressive list of accolades to her name. She was once the youngest Grandmaster at the...
Wilhelm Steinitz; The 1st Ever World Champion
Did you know that Wilhelm Steinitz was the first ever World Chess Champion? He held the title from 1886 until...
Viktor Korchnoi: The Best to Never Become World Champion?
Chess grandmaster and writer Viktor Korchnoi may be the strongest ever chess player to have never been titled World Chess...
José Raúl Capablanca; The Genius known as the Human Chess Machine
José Raúl Capablanca, or to give him his full name, José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player....
Bobby Fischer; Biography of a Child Prodigy
Becoming the youngest grandmaster in history in 1958, Bobby Fischer and his brilliant chess skills brought the game to the attention...
Emanuel Lasker; The Greatest Player of All Time?
Considered one of the strongest players of all time, Emanuel Lasker had an incredible playing career which spanned five decades....