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Grandmaster Style & Masterpiece Atlas
Interactive chess grandmaster encyclopedia: 6-axis style radar, guess-the-move turning points, PGN downloads, and opening repertoires for 20 legends.
- Magnus Carlsen (NOR · 2882 FIDE) — 16th World Champion · The Endgame Grinding Machine. 2016 World Championship Tiebreak Queen Sacrifice (2016, 50. Qh6+!!)
- Garry Kasparov (RUS · 2851 FIDE) — 13th World Champion · Master of Dynamic Initiative & Deep Prep. Kasparov's Immortal · King Hunt Across the Whole Board (1999, 24. Rxd4!!)
- Bobby Fischer (USA · 2785 FIDE) — 11th World Champion · Crystal-Clear Classical Precision. The Game of the Century · 13-Year-Old Fischer's Queen Offer (1956, 17... Be6!!)
- Mikhail Tal (LAT · 2705 FIDE) — 8th World Champion · The Magician from Riga. Candidates Decider · Tal's Classic 16. Nd5!! Sicilian Sacrifice (1965, 16. Nd5!!)
- José Raúl Capablanca (CUB · 8 yrs Unbeaten) — 3rd World Champion · The Human Chess Machine (8 Years Unbeaten). New York 1924 Rook Endgame · The Immortal King March (1924, 35. Kg3!!)
- Paul Morphy (USA · 19th-C #1) — The Pride and Sorrow of Chess · Father of Rapid Development. The Opera Game · Textbook Development & 16. Qb8+!! Mate (1858, 10. Nxb5!!)
- Anatoly Karpov (RUS · 2780 FIDE) — 12th World Champion · The Positional Boa Constrictor. Nice Olympiad 1974 · The Famous 24. Ba7!! Boa Constrictor Seal (1974, 24. Ba7!!)
- Viswanathan Anand (IND · 2817 FIDE) — 15th World Champion · The Lightning Kid from Madras. Anand's Immortal · 16...Nde5!! Semi-Slav Counterattack (2013, 16... Nde5!!)
- Vladimir Kramnik (RUS · 2817 FIDE) — 14th World Champion · Architect of the Berlin Wall & Catalan. London 2000 WCh Game 2 · Dethroning Kasparov without a Loss (2000, 24. e5!)
- Mikhail Botvinnik (RUS · 3× World Champ) — 6th World Champion · Patriarch of the Classical Chess School. AVRO 1938 Masterpiece · 30. Ba3!! Deflection vs Capablanca (1938, 30. Ba3!!)
- Alexander Alekhine (FRA · 17 yrs Champ) — 4th World Champion · Grand Architect of Deep Combinations. Baden-Baden 1925 · The 12-Move 26...Re3!! Combination vs Réti (1925, 26... Re3!!)
- Tigran Petrosian (ARM · Iron Tigran) — 9th World Champion · 'Iron Tigran' & Master of the Exchange Sacrifice. 1966 World Championship G10 · Double Exchange Sac & 30. Qh8+!! (1966, 30. Qh8+!!)
- Judit Polgár (HUN · 2735 · World #8) — Strongest Female Player in History · World Top-8 Attacking Icon. Dos Hermanas 1999 · Crushing Anand in the Sicilian Najdorf (1999, 23. Be6!!)
- Hikaru Nakamura (USA · 2816 FIDE · #2) — 5× U.S. Champion · 2816 Peak & Modern Chaos / Defense Wizard. Barcelona 2007 · 21...Qxf2+!! Queen Sacrifice King Walk to h4 (2007, 21... Qxf2+!!)
- Fabiano Caruana (USA · 2844 FIDE · #3 All-Time) — 2018 World Championship Challenger · 2844 (#3 Highest Rating Ever). 2021 Candidates R8 · The 18. Bc4!! Poisoned-Pawn Lab Bomb (2021, 18. Bc4!!)
- Gukesh Dommaraju (IND · 2794 · Champ at 18) — 18th World Champion · Youngest Undisputed World Champion in History. 2024 Singapore WCh Game 11 · High-Wire Queenside Squeeze (2024, 28. Rdb1!)
- Ding Liren (CHN · 2816 · 100-Game Unbeaten) — 17th World Champion · 100-Game Unbeaten Streak & 46...Rg6!! Legend. 2023 Astana WCh Tiebreak G4 · The Immortal 46...Rg6!! Self-Pin (2023, 46... Rg6!!)
- Wei Yi (CHN · 2763 · Youngest 2700) — Youngest 2700 Player in History · 2024 Tata Steel Masters Champion. Wei Yi's 21st-Century Immortal · 22. Rxf7!! King Walk to h3 (2015, 22. Rxf7!!)
- Ju Wenjun (CHN · 5× Women's World Champ) — 5× Women's World Champion · Reigning Classical, Rapid & Blitz Queen. 2024 Tata Steel Masters · Endgame Masterclass vs Firouzja (2024, 53. Nxe4!)
- Hou Yifan (CHN · 2686 · Champ at 16) — 4× Women's World Champion · Youngest Ever at 16 & #2 All-Time (2686). Gibraltar 2012 Historic Clash · Defeating Judit Polgár (2012, 24. Nxe6!!)