Author: Guido Schimmels
Date: 07:26:24 07/13/98
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On July 13, 1998 at 05:25:33, Shaun Graham wrote: ... >Many I.M.s get the grandmaster title simply >by playing in lots of tournaments in europe, if you are an I.M, and you play >enough especially in lower category tourneys you will get the 3 GM norms. In >the New york open there were several GMs in the under 2400 section, and >even a couple rated under 2300!! So is Fritz a GM? ... (Caution, may be considered off-topic !) Yes, GM doesn't necessarily mean a thing today, the title has become somewhat inflated. There are roughly 500 GM's now. At least 400 too much IMHO ! Or does anyone admire or only care about a player ranked 450 in the world in tennis for example ? And chess is a very marginal competition (sport ?) ! Well, Fritz (or Rebel or ...) could easily pick those 3 GM norms if FIDE would let them, (play hundreds of tournaments a year if necessary) ! I think a player should be rated >2600 for 2 or 3 years before he can be called a GM (remember, we once started with only 20 GM's !). Many in the chess-world feel this way - that's why the inofficial 'Super-GM' title was invented for this category of players. - Guido -
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