[{"n": "Anatoly Karpov", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/anatoly-karpov/", "s": "The 12th World Chess Champion, a three-time FIDE World Champion, and the first World Rapid Chess Champion."}, {"n": "Aron Nimzowitsch", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/aron-nimzowitsch/", "s": "The father of hypermodern chess who wrote My System."}, {"n": "Bobby Fischer", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/bobby-fischer/", "s": "American chess grandmaster and eleventh World Chess Champion."}, {"n": "Howard Staunton", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/howard-staunton/", "s": "English chess master who organised the first international tournament."}, {"n": "Mikhail Botvinnik", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/mikhail-botvinnik/", "s": "Sixth World Chess Champion and pioneer in computer chess."}, {"n": "Vladimir Kramnik", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/vladimir-kramnik/", "s": "The 14th undisputed World Chess Champion who unified the classical and FIDE titles."}, {"n": "Wilhelm Steinitz", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/wilhelm-steinitz/", "s": "The first World Chess Champion who revolutionized chess with positional play."}, {"n": "Emanuel Lasker", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/emanuel-lasker/", "s": "Second World Chess Champion with the longest title reign."}, {"n": "François-André Danican Philidor", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/fran-ois-andr-danican-philidor/", "s": "French composer and chess master, widely regarded as the best chess player of his age."}, {"n": "Go Seigen", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/go-seigen/", "s": "The 20th century's greatest Go master, known for revolutionary opening theory and dominant jubango matches."}, {"n": "Hon'inbō Sansa", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/hon-inb-sansa/", "s": "Founder of the Hon'inbō school and first Meijin of Go."}, {"n": "Alexander Alekhine", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/alexander-alekhine/", "s": "Fourth World Chess Champion, known for his fierce and imaginative attacking style."}, {"n": "Chris Moneymaker", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/chris-moneymaker/", "s": "The amateur who sparked a poker revolution"}, {"n": "Garry Kasparov", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/garry-kasparov/", "s": "World Chess Champion, political activist, and writer."}, {"n": "Hon'inbō Shūsaku", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/hon-inb-sh-saku/", "s": "Japanese Go player with an undefeated castle-game streak."}, {"n": "José Raúl Capablanca", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/jos-ra-l-capablanca/", "s": "Cuban chess prodigy and third world champion, 1921–1927."}, {"n": "Judit Polgár", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/judit-polg-r/", "s": "Hungarian chess grandmaster, strongest female player in history."}, {"n": "Magnus Carlsen", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/magnus-carlsen/", "s": "Norwegian chess grandmaster and five-time World Chess Champion."}, {"n": "Mikhail Tal", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/mikhail-tal/", "s": "Soviet and Russian grandmaster and sixth World Chess Champion."}, {"n": "Paul Morphy", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/paul-morphy/", "s": "American chess prodigy who dominated the game in the late 1850s."}, {"n": "Tigran Petrosian", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/tigran-petrosian/", "s": "Ninth World Chess Champion known for his almost-impenetrable defensive style."}, {"n": "Vasily Smyslov", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/vasily-smyslov/", "s": "Seventh World Chess Champion and record Olympiad medalist."}, {"n": "Viswanathan Anand", "u": "/e/chess-and-mind-sports/viswanathan-anand/", "s": "Indian chess grandmaster and five-time World Chess Champion."}]