List of grandmasters for chess composition
(Redirected from List of grandmasters of the FIDE for chess compositions)
This article lists:
- International Grandmasters for chess composition, for both chess problems and studies[1]
- International Honorary Masters for chess composition[2]
- International Solving Grandmasters[3]
Such awards were formerly managed by FIDE through its section for chess composition, the Permanent Commission for Chess Composition, and now awarded by the World Federation for Chess Composition, an independent body that co-operates with FIDE.[4]
International Grandmasters for chess compositions
editNote: deceased Grandmasters are indicated with (†) – Nationality is that of the year when the title was awarded.
International Honorary Masters for chess composition
editYear Name Country 1986 Antonio Arguelles (†) 
Spain
1986 John Niemann (†) 
West Germany
1986 Antonio Piatesi (†) 
Italy
1987 Hans Klüver (†) West Germany
1987 Grzegorz Grzeban (†) 
Poland
1988 Alexander Pituk (†) 
Czechoslovakia
1988 Janos Kiss (†) 
Hungary
1988 Ferenc Fleck (†) Hungary
1989 Gino Mentasti (†) Italy
1991 Albert Koldijk (†) 
Netherlands
1991 Jean Zeller (†) 
France
1992 Colin Vaughan (†) 
United Kingdom
1994 Kurt Smulders (†) 
Belgium
1998 Eliahu Fasher (†) 
Israel
1999 Giorgio Mirri (†) Italy
1999 Savo Zlatić (†) 
Croatia
2000 Rui Nascimento (†) 
Portugal
2006 Jeremy Morse (†) United Kingdom
2007 Sonomun Chimedtseren (†) 
Mongolia
2007 Odette Vollenweider 
Switzerland
2012 Hermann Weissauer (†) Germany
2015 Hannu Harkola 
Finland
International Solving Grandmasters
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See also
edit- List of chess grandmasters
- FIDE Album It explains the scoring required to become a master in composition.