In chess literature it is usually abbreviated to GM.
The chess literature is silent about the last decade of Gossip's life.
It is also very common in Russian chess literature.
His book My 60 Memorable Games, published in 1969, remains a revered part of chess literature for advanced players.
It has been called an achievement "perhaps unparalleled in chess literature".
He not only possessed an extensive library of chess literature but was also a good player.
Question marks and exclamation points that denote a move as bad or good are ubiquitous in chess literature.
His writings have become classics of chess literature.
These games are regarded as classics of early chess literature and are sometimes still taught to beginners.
Carlsson also plans to learn Russian, since there is good chess literature that is only published in that language.