Master candidate

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Master candidate , at the World Chess Federation FIDE Candidate Master (abbreviation CM ), is a title for chess achievements, which is awarded by FIDE for life, and which is below the titles Grand Master (GM), International Master (IM) and FIDE Master (FM) is located. As with all FIDE titles, a distinction is made between the general title (CM) and the female title (WCM for Woman Candidate Master) in the title designation and title qualification. The title was introduced in 2002. Comparable to the CM title, the Austrian Chess Federation (ÖSB ) awards the title of Master Candidate (MK) within the association . Before the introduction of national ratings, this title existed in a number of Eastern European countries (USSR, GDR, ...). He was between performance class 1 and the national champion and was called master candidate (MA) .

qualification

Analogous to the FIDE master, a set Elo number must have been achieved as a title criterion for the candidate master . The CM or WCM title must be applied for from the respective national chess federation at FIDE , whereby an international Elo number of at least 2200 is required for the CM title and an Elo number of at least 2000 for the WCM title. Additional requirements on the part of the national association are possible. The German Chess Federation, for example, requires reaching a DWZ of 2100 points for the CM title and 1900 points for the WCM title as an additional qualification requirement.

Regardless of the rating, FIDE automatically awards the CM title to players who achieve one of the following achievements:

  1. at least 50% from at least seven games in a chess Olympiad , team world championship or continental team championship,
  2. second or third place in an amateur world championship,
  3. second or third place in a youth continental championship in the U16 age group,
  4. second or third place in a youth world or continental championship in the age group U14 or U12,
  5. one of the first three places in a youth world or continental championship in the age group U10 or U8,
  6. at least 50% from at least nine games in a subcontinental championship,
  7. second or third place at an IBCA , ICCD or IPCA youth world championship .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.fide.com/fide/minutes/2832-1323-73rd-fide-congress-2-11-november-2002-bled-slovenia.html
  2. ↑ Homepage of the ÖSB
  3. ^ Official title provisions of FIDE
  4. ↑ Extract from the title provisions of FIDE , paragraph: “3. Title application: The title application is submitted by the DSB if [...] the candidate's DWZ is not more than 100 points below the rating required for a title award ”. (Status: January 1, 2005, accessed June 28, 2010)
  5. ↑ Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2014 at FIDE (English)