No, although it does seem that he was a rather talented amateur - perhaps as high as expert level.
No, he was a professional chess player.
The average rating among professional chess players is around 2500 Elo points. Elo is a rating system used to measure a player's skill level in chess.
Professional Chess Association was created in 1993.
Professional Chess Association ended in 1996.
In chess clubs.
The standard time limit for professional chess matches is typically around 3 to 6 hours, with each player having a set amount of time to make their moves.
A professional chess game typically lasts for about 3 to 6 hours.
That was a time during which the world championship was disputed between the Professional Chess Association whose champion was Kasparov and FIDE whose champion was Karpov after Kasparov split from FIDE.
The chess player has direct control of 16 chessmen .
Chess master , chess player , participant , patzer(a derogatory term) or player .
Chess Player's Chronicle was created in 1841.
Maelzel's Chess Player was created in 1836.