What are the levels of master?
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I know GM is Grand Master, and IM is International Master (right?) and I was wondering if someone could tell me what the other levels of master are. I’ve seen CM and FM as well
Sep 7, 2023
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TheCytonic wrote:
I know GM is Grand Master, and IM is International Master (right?) and I was wondering if someone could tell me what the other levels of master are. I’ve seen CM and FM as well
https://support.chess.com/article/1073-how-do-i-get-a-chess-title-grandmaster-im-etc
Sep 7, 2023
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I think it’s Regional, National, International, Grand, and World Grand (?)
Sep 7, 2023
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@balrog2021 and @TheCytonic …
Open titles:
GM - Grandmaster
IM - International Master
FM - FIDE Master
CM - Candidate Master
Women’s titles:
WGM - Women’s Grandmaster
WIM - Women’s International Master
WFM - Women’s FIDE Master
WCM - Women’s Candidate Master
National chess federations are also able to award:
NM - National Master (often roughly the level of CM)
You can find out more about the rating requirements on Wikipedia or the FIDE website.
Hope that helps!
Open titles:
GM - Grandmaster
IM - International Master
FM - FIDE Master
CM - Candidate Master
Women’s titles:
WGM - Women’s Grandmaster
WIM - Women’s International Master
WFM - Women’s FIDE Master
WCM - Women’s Candidate Master
National chess federations are also able to award:
NM - National Master (often roughly the level of CM)
You can find out more about the rating requirements on Wikipedia or the FIDE website.
Hope that helps!
Sep 7, 2023
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The CM and WCM title used to be obtainable through various methods apart from the rating requirements. That’s why you’ll see some oddly low rated CMs and WCMs. I believe they’ve discontinued that practice now.
An ordinary WCM will have a rating of 2000+ FIDE. An ordinary CM will have a rating of 2200+ FIDE.
An ordinary WCM will have a rating of 2000+ FIDE. An ordinary CM will have a rating of 2200+ FIDE.