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Both grandmaster and PhD/doctorate
GM Pepe Cuenca likes to act a little bit like a fool, but he has got a PhD in applied maths.
https://youtu.be/jfNR16G34l0
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Who is the oldest player ever to beat a reigning world champion?
The best I could find:
Former World Champion Emanuel Lasker at 67 years, 8 months, 1 day defeating Max Euwe in Nottingham (1936).
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Both grandmaster and PhD/doctorate
One more: Jonathan Mestel has a PhD in applied mathematics (full details in first paragraph of the article) and works as a university professor.
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Where can I find a list of commonwealth women's chess champions?
From what I've been able to find I don't think you are going to find anything like a list of all Commonwealth women's chess champions.
First thing to check is what kind of organization is the ...
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Both grandmaster and PhD/doctorate
Wong Meng Kong, originally from my country (Singapore) is a GM who's also a medical doctor.
I don't know him personally but I know another guy who's a good friend and medical colleague but "only&...
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Both grandmaster and PhD/doctorate
Both Mauricio Rios Flores and Parimarjan Negi are PhD students+ GM, they will get their PhD soon.
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Both grandmaster and PhD/doctorate
Carl Jaenisch,
He dedicated his life to mathematics and chess, two subjects which he considered closely related. He tried to show their connections in his work Découvertes sur le cavalier (aux échecs)...
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