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chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

in 2004:

Deaths

*April 30 – Kazimierz Plater (1915–2004), 89, Polish

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

and several time Polish champion. *August 3 – Bryon Nickoloff (1956–2004), 48, Canadian

. *August 22 – Konstantin Aseev (1960–2004), 43, Russian Grandmaster and trainer. *September 18 – Michael Valvo (1942–2004), 62, American International Master. *December 28 – Charles Bent (1919–2004), 85, English

endgame study In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a type of chess problem that starts with a composed position—i.e. one that has been made up rather than played in an actual game—where the goal is to find the essentially unique way for ...

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