grandmaster
n. countablen. the highest level of skill a person can reach in a game or sport, especially in chess. It is a title given to players who have proven they are among the best in the world.
n. the highest title awarded to a chess player by the world chess organization, FIDE, representing a level of skill achieved by only a small percentage of players. It can also refer to the head of certain military or fraternal orders.
He became a grandmaster at the age of fourteen.
After winning the international tournament, she finally earned the third norm required to be officially recognized as a grandmaster.
The grandmaster analyzed the endgame with such speed that the spectators struggled to follow the tactical implications of his knight sacrifice.
Often used as a title before a name, such as Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.