Download or read book Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 written by Gino Di Felice and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Chess Federation or FIDE (from the French Federation Internationale des Echecs) was founded in Paris in 1924 but only from 1950 began to award international titles. This book lists more than 18,000 players who received titles from 1950 through 2016. Entries include (where available) the player's full name, federation, date of birth, place of birth, date of death, place of death, title and year of award and peak rating (month and year), with references provided.