FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms (performance benchmarks in competitions including other titled players). Once awarded, titles are held for life except in cases of fraud or cheating. Open titles may be earned by all players, while women's titles are restricted to female players. Many strong female players hold both open and women's titles. FIDE also awards titles for arbiters, organizers and trainers. Titles for correspondence chess, chess problem composition and chess problem solving are no longer administered by FIDE.
A chess title, usually in an abbreviated form, may be used as an honorific. For example, Viswanathan Anand may be styled as "GM Viswanathan Anand".
players hold both open and women's titles. FIDE also awards titles for arbiters, organizers and trainers. Titles for correspondence chess, chess problem...
competitions. FIDE calculates the Elo ratings of players and awards titles for achievement in competitive play, such as the Grandmaster title. It also awards...
governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most prestigious of which is Grandmaster; many national chess federations also grant titles such as "National...
1993, FIDE organized a set of tournaments to choose a new challenger every three years. In 1993, reigning champion Garry Kasparov broke away from FIDE, which...
and Arena titles. "Arena titles are going to be included in monthly FIDE rating lists starting from January 2016. As official FIDEtitles they can precede...
Title Application on behalf of Vaishali to the FIDE Qualification Committee, which administers FIDEtitles. Vaishali received the Arjuna Award from the...
were: Despite qualifying for the Candidates Tournament by winning the 2023 FIDE World Cup, former World Champion Magnus Carlsen decided not to compete in...
Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine WGM title application FIDE "Titles approved at the 80th FIDE Congress". Archived from the original on 30 November...
highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud. FIDE has...
Championship are directly awarded the Grandmaster title. Like all FIDEtitles, the Grandmaster title is awarded for life and does not require a player to maintain...
title match eventuated, under disputed circumstances (see Classical World Chess Championship 2000). After the reunification of titles in 2006, FIDE tried...
Sachdev (born 20 August 1986) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDEtitles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time...
Karjakin was originally a qualifier, but was disqualified for breaching the FIDE Code of Ethics after publicly expressing approval of the Russian invasion...
May 1982) is a Ukrainian chess player and journalist. She achieved the FIDEtitles Woman International Master in 2000 and Woman Grandmaster in 2003. Born...
Continental Championship: Praggnanadhaa R and Nandhidhaa P V clinch titles". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03. "Kuybokarov, Ryjanova Win Oceania Zone...
first-to-ten-wins format. After FIDE declined to meet Fischer's demands, Fischer forfeited, and FIDE awarded the title to Fischer's challenger, Anatoly...
the FIDEtitle, held by Anatoly Karpov, and the PCA title, held by Kasparov. Karpov and Kasparov had successfully defended their titles at the FIDE World...
Kulkarni (born 19 May 1992) is an Indian chess player. She received the FIDEtitles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2012 and International Master (IM) in 2019...
Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDEtitles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). A former chess...
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Championship – a pictorial review". 14 June 2009. "Titles approved at the 80th FIDE Congress". FIDE. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31...
Swedish chess grandmaster. In 1992, she became the fifth woman to earn the FIDEtitle of Grandmaster (GM). Since the early 1980s, she has been one of the strongest...
Шувалова; born 12 March 2001) is a Russian chess player. She holds the FIDEtitles of International Master (IM, 2020) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2019)...
African Open in 2017 and 2018. "List of titles approved by the 83rd FIDE Congress (1-9 September 2012)". FIDE.com. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January...
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