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supergrandmaster

noun
/suːpəɹɡɹændˈmɑːs.tə/

Etymology

From super- + grandmaster.

  1. derived from maistre
  2. derived from *méǵh₂s✻
  3. derived from magester
  4. derived from magister — “chief, teacher, leader”
  5. inherited from mǣster
  6. inherited from maister
  7. compounded as grandmaster — “grand + master”
  8. prefixed as supergrandmaster — “super + grandmaster”

Definitions

  1. A particular grandmaster whose proficiency in chess or in general is notably greater than…

    A particular grandmaster whose proficiency in chess or in general is notably greater than that of average grandmasters.

    • I'm running two fine victories by Gligoric over two of the better U.S. international masters — Bernard Zuckerman and Norman Weinstein. In both it’s easy to see why a supergrandmaster can beat international masters on most occasions.
    • Hungarian supergrandmaster Lajos Portisch once gave a recital of songs on Hungarian radio; and at the Wijk aan Zee 1990 tournament sang Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’, accompanied by IM Bouwmeester.

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