Beautiful Visualisation Charts History's Best Chess Players

Since the early 19th century, many chess grandmasters have come and gone, some better than others. This elegant data visualisation by Abacaba shows which players were the very best, and how long they were able to maintain their dominance. Chess has been around for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the early 19th century […]

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