Why didn't/doesn't FIDE award honorary grandmaster titles…
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Why didn't/doesn't FIDE award honorary grandmaster titles to many of the big names of chess prior to 1950?
I'm reading up on some chess history and was surprised to learn that several big names in chess aren't official FIDE grandmasters. I understand that FIDE only started awarding grandmaster titles in 1950 and those of years prior unfortunately got left out. However, it has been over 70 years and FIDE has awarded 32 players posthumous honorary grandmaster titles since 1977.
So why don't they or why haven't they done it for the following players that come to mind?
Paul Morphy, Adolf Anderssen, José Capablanca, Aron Nimzowitsch, Siegbert Tarrasch, Alexander Alekhine, Emanuel Lasker, Wilhelm Steinitz, Frank Marshall, Mikhail Chigorin, Richard Réti, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, and others.
Some people may say: well, why would they care? These people are all dead and gone. To which I would answer: yes, but it would still make sense for the governing body of chess to honor the achievements and accolades of those who have gone before. It shows respect to those who have paved the way for the players of today and does not punish them for being born in a different era. It shows that we truly stand on the shoulders of giants and confers on them the highest title that one can achieve in this sport.
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I'm reading up on some chess history and was surprised to learn that several big names in chess aren't official FIDE grandmasters. I understand that FIDE only started awarding grandmaster titles in 1950 and those of years prior unfortunately got left out. However, it has been over 70 years and FIDE has awarded 32 players posthumous honorary grandmaster titles since 1977.
So why don't they or why haven't they done it for the following players that come to mind?
Paul Morphy, Adolf Anderssen, José Capablanca, Aron Nimzowitsch, Siegbert Tarrasch, Alexander Alekhine, Emanuel Lasker, Wilhelm Steinitz, Frank Marshall, Mikhail Chigorin, Richard Réti, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, and others.
Some people may say: well, why would they care? These people are all dead and gone. To which I would answer: yes, but it would still make sense for the governing body of chess to honor the achievements and accolades of those who have gone before. It shows respect to those who have paved the way for the players of today and does not punish them for being born in a different era. It shows that we truly stand on the shoulders of giants and confers on them the highest title that one can achieve in this sport.
#games
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