How to get a candidate master title or a National Master Title?

How do you get on of these titles. I searched google but it seemed very vague. Could someone explain it to me?

To get the NM title one must have a USCF (or any national rating) of 2200+. Candidate master can be earned two ways, either by getting 2200 ELO (international rating) or by winning a national tournament (e.g. German championship, Bulgarian championship, etc.).

For one thing, you need a FIDE rating higher or equal to 2200. Chess.com can't award titles.

Ya I know that. Thanks!

I know I need uscf and not chess.com

Normally 2200 FIDE rating is needed for FIDE's CM title and 2000 is needed for FIDE's Woman's CM title (WCM).  Some specific tournaments will award a direct CM (or WCM) title simply for passing a threshold level of performance but your rating would still have to be within 200 points of what would otherwise be the minimum (must have at some time reached 2000 for CM and 1800 for WCM if you do well in those specific tournaments) and if you have never reached the necessary rating then it is only provisionally awarded pending eventually reaching the necessary rating.

I don’t know. Sorry

http://www.glicko.net/ratings/titles.pdf

Good information.

I's not FIDE for NM and Candidit titles @alexdora is right (international rating)

Look up any player''s rating in US Chess.  When you scroll down to the bottom of the page it will give you links for that info.

With a USCF of ~2200 and norms you can obtain NM.

The answer can be found on the United States Chess Federation website: http://www.glicko.net/ratings/titles.pdf

Titles are earned by playing at a certain level in 3 over-the-board events.  I earned my USCF National Master title by playing at a master level at the 1988 Fairfield Glade Open (3-0-2), the 1988 US Open (6-2-4),  and the 1992 Atlanta Championship (4-0-1)

Oh I see!

Do scholastic tournaments count?

FIDE has CM direct titles for: Silver or Bronze in the age-based World U14 and U12; Gold, Silver or Bronze in U10 and U8; Silver or Bronze in Continental or Regional U16, U14 and U12; Gold, Silver or Bronze in Continental or Regional U10 and U8; Silver or Bronze in World Disabled U20; and some team events and sub-continental individual events.  Those direct CM titles still require having a 2000+ FIDE rating at some time in your life.

Some people do not realize there is a difference between scholastic tournaments and youth tournaments.

For that matter, the CM direct title is available for Silver and Bronze at the World Schools and Continental Schools U17, U15 and U13 sections, and for Gold, Silver and Bronze at the World Schools and Continental Schools U11, U9 and U7 sections. <<<rating requirement of 2000 still applies>>>

You don't need norms for the US Chess NM title, only to reach 2200 or higher established rating (26 or more games) after any regular rated OTB event.

If the scholastic tournaments are US Chess regular rated then yes, they do count for US Chess purposes.