Chess Oscar

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Chess Oscar is an international award given to the best chess player every year. The winner is selected by a poll of chess experts across the world, including Grandmasters. The award comprises a bronze statuette titled The Fascinated Wanderer. The award had its genesis in 1967 with journalists accredited at chess events voting for the best grandmaster.

The awards were given away uninterrupted until the year 1988. The award resumed in 1995. Since then, it has been co-ordinated by the Russian chess magazine 64.

The Chess Oscar has a lot of value in the chess fraternity as it is viewed as a sort of peer recognition.

[edit] Winners

Year	Player	Country
1967	Larsen, BentBent Larsen	Denmark
1968	Spassky, BorisBoris Spassky	Soviet Union
1969	Spassky, BorisBoris Spassky	Soviet Union
1970	Fischer, BobbyBobby Fischer	United States
1971	Fischer, BobbyBobby Fischer	United States
1972	Fischer, BobbyBobby Fischer	United States
1973	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1974	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1975	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1976	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1977	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1978	Korchnoi, ViktorViktor Korchnoi	Switzerland
1979	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1980	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1981	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1982	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Soviet Union
1983	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Soviet Union
1984	Karpov, AnatolyAnatoly Karpov	Soviet Union
1985	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Soviet Union
1986	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Soviet Union
1987	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Soviet Union
1988	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Soviet Union
1989–94	no award
1995	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Russia
1996	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Russia
1997	Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand	India
1998	Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand	India
1999	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Russia
2000	Kramnik, VladimirVladimir Kramnik	Russia
2001	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Russia
2002	Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov	Russia
2003	Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[1]	India
2004	Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand	India
2005	Topalov, VeselinVeselin Topalov	Bulgaria
2006	Kramnik, VladimirVladimir Kramnik[2]	Russia
2007	Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[3]	India

[edit] References

1. ^ Anand wins Chess Oscar for third time, rediff.com, 6-May-2004
2. ^ Chess Oscar 2006, The Week in Chess 654, 21-May-2007
3. ^ Anand Wins Chess Oscars for 2007, ChessBase News, 8 May 2008, access date 2008-05-08.

[edit] External links

• Chess Oscar, at fide.com