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 till 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 |
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2005 | Veselin Topalov | Bulgaria |
2004 | Viswanathan Anand | India |
2003 | Viswanathan Anand | India |
2002 | Garry Kasparov | Russia |
2001 | Garry Kasparov | Russia |
2000 | Vladimir Kramnik | Russia |
1999 | Garry Kasparov | Russia |
1998 | Viswanathan Anand | India |
1997 | Viswanathan Anand | India |
1996 | Garry Kasparov | Russia |
1995 | Garry Kasparov | Russia |
1989-1994 no award | ||
1988 | Garry Kasparov | Soviet Union |
1987 | Garry Kasparov | Soviet Union |
1986 | Garry Kasparov | Soviet Union |
1985 | Garry Kasparov | Soviet Union |
1984 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1983 | Garry Kasparov | Soviet Union |
1982 | Garry Kasparov | Soviet Union |
1981 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1980 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1979 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1978 | Viktor Korchnoi | Soviet Union |
1977 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1976 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1975 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1974 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1973 | Anatoly Karpov | Soviet Union |
1972 | Robert Fischer | United States |
1971 | Robert Fischer | United States |
1970 | Robert Fischer | United States |
1969 | Boris Spassky | Soviet Union |
1968 | Boris Spassky | Soviet Union |
1967 | Bent Larsen | Denmark |