Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 23:21:25 01/28/00
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Let's revisit the GM norm concept again. From Steve Pribut's chess FAQ: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Subject: [1] Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) FIDE (pronounced "fee-day") is an international chess organization that organizes tournaments (e.g. Olympiad), grants titles, and controls the World Championship cycle of FIDE. For an example of how politics works in any organization read the latest happennings in rec.games.chess.politics. Avenue de Beaumont 9 CH - 1012 Lausanne Switzerland phone +41(21)329 19 21 fax +41(21)329 19 22 FIDE grants three over-the-board titles: FIDE Master (FM), International Master (IM), and Grandmaster (GM). FM can be obtained by keeping your FIDE rating over 2300 for 25 games. IM and GM titles require performances at certain levels for 25-30 games (2450 for IM and 2600 for GM). This is usually achieved by obtaining several "norms." A norm is obtained when a player makes at least a given score in a FIDE tournament. The required score is a function of the number of rounds and the strength of the opposition. There are also minimum rating requirements. There are about 35 GM's, 60 IM's, and 100 FM's living in the U.S., not all of whom are active players. FIDE also grants titles for which only women are eligible: FIDE Woman Master, Woman International Master (WIM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Women are also eligible for the other titles. FIDE also grants titles for Chess Composition, Composition Judging, Tournament Direction (as "Arbiter"), and Correspondence Chess. Another title one may obtain is "International Organiser". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- IOW, to have a real "GM Norm" performance is to average 2600+ for 25-30 games. This must happen at least 3 times. Computers have not managed this yet. That I can see anyway. I think if they pull it off in those contests in Israel, then we can say it has happened. And I will admit it is not far off that it will happen. But I still think that GM's will learn to play against computers. They have not done that yet. At least most of them haven't.
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