I would say that Sergei Prokofiev, who defeated Capablanca (Capablanca!) in a simultaneous game while the latter was still World Champion, is a strong contender.
Capablanca lost very rarely in chess - even in his simuls.
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Valentina Lisitsa! (even though she never played chess [at least I don't think so])
Pres. Putin and business magnate Roman Abramovich are good chess players.
I was going to mention prokofiev! He was incredibly strong, maybe even 2000 strength. There is a fantastic game where he crushes Ravel. People brag about draws against world champions in simuls, he defeated Capablanca with the black pieces. Very, very strong player.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1579921
I guess it brings a whole new meaning to this piece.
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Just read Angelina Jolie sports a 2248 ELO.
Um... where? Can you link to a game or her FIDE profile?
What article? And how does that make sense? If I were a 2248, I would show my games to absolutely everyone.
Heck, I am under 1500 and I still attempt to "show off" my games.
A friend of mine texted me the info. I'll ask him for the article....hold on....
Look at this game by Prokofiev (and Maurice Delage).
She would have to literally be as much of a genius as Paul Morphy.
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It did take a bit of time, but...
Please check again - you're in for a nice surprise.
That Prokofiev game!
I saw a number of his games. There's no way he was a 2000 player. I think 2200-2300, and certainly not under 2150.
It would be cool if these celebs should use their name and fame to promote the game some more.
Mike Matheny is on track for the Baseball Hall of Fame and current coach of World Series Champs, the St. Louis Cardinals. He's done a lot of promoting for chess. Being that he lives in St. Louis he visits the club occasionally and had 3 chess boards put in the team's clubhouse. They now play chess before games instead of sitting around on their phones.
A friend of mine texted me the info. I'll ask him for the article....hold on....
Your friend is an idiot. This is a complete fabrication.
I think I'm the best celebrity player, you know?
I'm really really a terrific player. I know all the best moves, great at tactics, strategy, everything. You see, business and chess are really the same things, and I'm pretty good at both.
I don't even play that much, but since I'm really smart, I can actually play pretty well!
And by the way! I'd beat Obama in chess, just like I beat him in golf all the time. All these incompetent leaders (if you can call them that) don't have a clue. In chess and deals, and I've said this time and time again by the way, they're like checkers children, playing against China and Mexico's grandmasters. It's unbelievable how badly we're getting beaten.
But no more! I will be sworn in in 4 days, and soon we will take back our country! I've appointed the grandmasters of business and WINNING to lead the US back into a country of prosperity.
We will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Merry Christmas everyone!
Kubrick and Nabokov were working together during the filmation of "Lolita", but it seems like there aren't any recorded games between them. I wonder how it's possible.