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How
to achieve an ICCF title
1.
Title Norms
As
most people will be aware, ICCF awards Titles in recognition of
players’ achievements! Briefly, qualification for these Titles is
dependent upon achieving Norms (linked to Ratings) in ICCF
International Title events. Listed below are the various ICCF Titles
with the minimum Rating performances required to achieve a Norm in
each:
Note:
Title Norms valid only in ICCF International Title events with at
least 8 games. 2.
How Norms are calculated Title
Norms are dependant upon Average rating of event e.g. Average Rating
of 2401 is Category 7 whereas Average Rating of 2360 is only Category
5. With 15 players at Category 7, 8.0 points are required for a Norm
for the International Master Title whereas, at Category 5, 9.0 points
are required. Full details of norms for all Titles at all Categories
of Tournament are listed in the "Table of Title Norms" shown
elsewhere on this site. 3.
Grandmaster One
of the following: ·
2 or more GM Norms – minimum 24 games ·
1st – 3rd places in World Championships Final ·
Best result on Board 1, Olympiad Final (tiebreak if required) Notes:
(i)
At least 5 of the 24 games must be against players who are already
GM’s or who have Fixed Ratings of at least 2600. 2 SIM players each
may substitute a maximum of 2 of this quota of GM’s. (ii)
The previous concession whereby players who gain one or more GM norms
with at least 14 games provided they had fixed ratings of at least
2550 or are FIDE GM’s without a published ICCF rating but with a
FIDE rating of at least 2600 prior to the commencement of the
tournament(s) is still applicable in those events which commenced or
were approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002, conditional to there
being the same quota of GM’s as above. 4.
Senior International Master
Notes:
(i)
Players who already held IM Norms prior to 01.10.2000, or who achieved
IM Norms in events which started prior to 01.10.2000, may count one
such IM Norm (maximum 14 games) towards the SIM Title. (ii)
The previous concession whereby players who gain two or more SIM norms
with at least 18 games provided they had fixed ratings of at least
2500 prior to the commencement of the tournament(s) is still
applicable in those events which commenced or were approved prior the
ICCF Congress 2002. 5.
International Master One
of the following:
Notes:
(i)
The previous concession whereby players who gain an IM norm with at
least 8 games provided they had fixed ratings of at least 2450 prior
to the commencement of the tournament(s) is still applicable in those
events which commenced or were approved prior to the ICCF Congress
2002. (ii)
Similarly, the IM title may still be achieved by those players who gain
IM norms with at least 14 games in events that commenced or were
approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002. However, those players who
hold only norms with less than 14 games in events that commenced or
were approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002 will now be required to
meet the new specification of 2 or more norms with at least 24 games. 6.
Ladies Grandmaster One
of the following:
Notes: (i)
The previous concession whereby players who gain an LGM norm with at
least 8 games provided they had fixed ratings of at least 2250 prior
to the commencement of the tournament(s) is still applicable in those
events which commenced or were approved prior to the ICCF Congress
2002. (ii)
Similarly, the LGM title may still be achieved by those players who
gain LGM norms with at least 12 games in events that commenced or were
approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002. However, those players who
hold only norms with less than 12 games in events that commenced or
were approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002 will now be required to
meet the new specification of 1 or more norms with at least 24 games. 7.
Ladies International Master One
of the following:
Notes: (i)
The previous concession whereby players who gain an LIM norms with at
least 8 games provided they had fixed ratings of at least 2100 prior
to the commencement of the tournament(s) is still applicable in those
events which commenced or were approved prior to the ICCF Congress
2002. (iii)
Similarly, the LIM title may still be achieved by those players who
gain LIM norms with at least 12 games in events that commenced or were
approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002. However, those players who
hold only norms with less than 12 games in events that commenced or
were approved prior to the ICCF Congress 2002 will now be required to
meet the new specification of 1 or more norms with at least 24 games. 8.
International Arbiter This
is the only award not dependent upon achieving Title Norms! One
of the following:
Finally,
one more special provision: all national federations may submit to the
ICCF Congress appropriately qualified applications on behalf of
players for the award of all of the above Titles. However, approval of
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