Broadly, a norm is an International Master-level performance in a FIDE-approved tournament. The usual way to obtain the title is to achieve the required title norms over 27 or more games and a FIDE rating of 2400 or more. Instituted along with the Grandmaster title in 1950, it is a lifetime title, usually abbreviated as IM in chess literature. The title International Master is awarded to strong chess players who are below the level of grandmaster.
For the snooker tournament formerly known under this name, see British Open (snooker). This should not be confused with the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title.Īt 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest person ever to qualify for the Grandmaster title in July 2021. Since about 2000, most of the top 10 women have held the GM title. Pan American, European, Asian or African) championship īeginning with Nona Gaprindashvili in 1978, a number of women have earned the GM title. Winning the World Senior Championship outright, both in the 50+ and 65+ divisions.Winning the World Junior Championship (U20) outright.Reaching the final 16 in a FIDE World Cup.The title may also be awarded directly without going through the usual norm requirements in a few high level tournaments, provided the player has a FIDE rating of over 2300: In addition, the field must have an average rating of at least 2380, must include at least three grandmasters, and must include players from a mix of national federations. The precise definition of a norm is complex and has frequently been amended, but in general a grandmaster norm is defined as a performance rating of at least 2600 over 9 or more games.
Broadly, a norm is a grandmaster-level performance in a FIDE-approved tournament. The usual way to obtain the title is to achieve the required title norms over 27 or more games and a FIDE rating of 2500 or more. The abbreviation IGM for International Grandmaster can also sometimes be found, particularly in older literature. In chess literature it is usually abbreviated to GM. Once achieved, the title is generally held for life but on rare occasions it has been revoked in cases of cheating. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. The title Grandmaster is awarded to outstanding chess players by FIDE. The requirements for each title have varied over time, but generally require having demonstrated a prescribed level of achievement in tournaments at classical time controls under FIDE-approved conditions. The titles of Grandmaster, International Master, FIDE Master and Candidate Master are available to all over-the-board chess players. These bodies work in cooperation with FIDE but are now independent of it. Similar titles are awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation, and by the World Federation for Chess Composition for both composing and solving chess problems. Two further subordinate titles, FIDE Master and Candidate Master, were created in 19 respectively. In 1957, FIDE introduced norms (qualifying standards) for FIDE titles. Initially the titles were awarded by a vote of the FIDE Congress before the requirements became more formalized. FIDE's first titles were awarded in 1950 and consisted of 27 Grandmasters (GMs), 94 International Masters (IMs), and 17 Woman International Masters (WIMs). The term "Grandmaster", in the form of the German loan word Großmeister, was a formal title in the Soviet Union, and had also been in informal use for the world's elite players for several decades before its institution by FIDE in 1950. From the late 19th century various national chess federations began to draw up formal requirements for the use of such a title. The term "master" for a strong chess player was initially used informally.
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