But, if the grandmasters are truly peers, it is not always clear whether winning any individual game is due to luck or slightly better skill.
The grandmaster challenge is to read it with a squeaky voice after inhaling helium.
Wynne is also an exceptional poker player and a grandmaster of hearts.
He then staged the most sensational comeback in the history of grandmaster chess, scoring 7/8 in the next eight rounds.
At his peak, he was the 24th best player in the world - a grandmaster by today's standards.
In the 1990s, this opening saw a renaissance, and is now seen in the praxis of players from beginner to grandmaster.
The line is fairly solid and difficult to defeat at the grandmaster level.
As of 2008, it is a slightly unusual but well-respected opening that has been played by a number of high-level grandmasters.
