International Master

noun

1. a chess player of high ability but below the level of International Grand Master, as determined through specified types of international competitions.

International Master

noun

1. chess the second highest title awarded by the FIDE to a player: won by obtaining a certain number of points during specific international chess tournaments Often shortened tomaster Compare grandmaster

Example Sentences

Working with international master Miodrag Perunovic, coach of Serbia’s reigning European championship chess team, and playing online, Joveljic quickly improved, eventually ranking among the top 7,500 players in the world.

From Los Angeles Times

Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, north-west London, said she was "very proud" after defeating an international master in Croatia.

From BBC

Romanian International Master Irina Bulmaga wrote on X it was an "unbelievable result" and added "what a phenomenon she is".

From BBC

He was 10 years old when he became the then-youngest International Master, the second-highest title after Grandmaster.

From BBC

"When Pragg became the youngest International Master, he crossed my rating for the first time. Suddenly at home, the focus was entirely on him," Vaishali told BBC.

From BBC