supergrandmaster

plural supergrandmasters

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

   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.

   1993, Mike Fox, Richard James, The Even More Complete Chess Addict, Faber, →ISBN, page 264

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   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.

   1975, The Daily Colonist (1975-05-25), University of Victoria, page 18

   But only, of course, away from the board. There, nothing tells except talent. Chess is, I believe, unique in that it has no element of chance or luck at all; he who plays the better move wins, every time. Incidentally, I say ‘he’, because although there are some formidably powerful women players today, particularly from Georgia, for some inexplicable reason, none has yet established herself among the supergrandmasters.

   1988, Bernard Levin, All Things Considered, J. Cape, →ISBN, page 173