Author: Albert Silver
Date: 11:47:01 09/02/00
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On September 02, 2000 at 14:34:59, Chessfun wrote:
>On September 02, 2000 at 14:13:24, Severi Salminen wrote:
>
>>>Assuming you are serious.
>>>International Grand Master = IGM
>>
>>I'm allways serious :) The point: there is no such thing as IGM. There are only
>>GMs, IMs etc. There are no _normal_ Grand Masters and International Grand
>>Masters, only Grand Masters. And I believe that the most GMs are quite
>>international...
>>
>>Severi
>
>
>While I agree with all you wrote the fact is the term IGM
>is used. It may define to all Grandmasters however that was not
>your original question.
>
>Which is why I started with assuming you are serious.
>You could instead just have posted the simple question why is the
>term IGM used instead of GM? Besides which this isn't even the right
>forum for either of those questions.
>
>Sarah.
Although they are referred to as Grandmasters, the official Fide title is
'International Grandmaster', hence IGM.
Albert Silver
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