Daily Quiz | On chess grandmasters
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A heavy smoker and drinker, this chess GM was briefly world champion in the 1960s. His innovative, aggressive play on the board set him apart for his peers. Name him.
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Early in his career, the former chess world champion Mikhail Botvinnik had this to say about possibly the strongest GM ever in chess — “In the hands of this young man lies the future of chess”.
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This GM was a second to Viswanathan Anand and has also helped groom the outstanding Indian chess talent Arjun Erigaisi recently. He was FIDE World Chess Champion in the early 2000s for one year. Name him
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A world champion with a phenomenal record on the board against his peers; he was once unbeaten for eight years from February 10, 1916 to March 21,1924 — over 63 games in which he won 40 and drew 23. Name him.
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A chess world champion and a teacher of chess who set up institutions of chess learning in the Soviet Union, this
virtuoso was also an accomplished electrical engineer, who once won the Order of Badge of Honour for his work on power stations in the Ural mountains in Russia during World War II. Name him
