you have to have an over the board FIDE rating of 2200 and you have to pay about £50 for it.
What are the requirements to become a CM?
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gingerninja2003 wrote:
you have to have an over the board FIDE rating of 2200 and you have to pay about £50 for it.
Thank you!
USCF is 2000- 2199 expert level and fide is 2200. Anyone who can get at 2000 uscf or 2000 fide deserved respect, its extremely difficult to get such a rating. I think fide is ridiculous, a 2200 elo is master level, eventually a player at 2200 fide drop below 2200 elo and he really was an expert; you rarely meet a CM rated above 2200 fide for a long time. When I meet a 2000 fide, for me he is an expert.
If you are talking about FIDE titles, then for CM you just have to have a rating of 2200, and for FM a rating of 2300. No norms or anything. I'm not sure about the USCF titles, I only know that you need 2200 for the NM title.
The best and easiest way to win it is by winning any age-category world championships!
MagnutsCarleson wrote:
2200 FIDE or win national junior event
What is the use of having CM title with a low rating, there respect gaining it by beat strong players and being rated 2200 fide. If I was a junior will I reject the title and I was 1980 fide, I played a IM rated 2050 fide I give him no respect, I beat him one and he beat me, if it was a real IM strength I lose both games.
yureesystem wrote:
MagnutsCarleson wrote:
2200 FIDE or win national junior event
What is the use of having CM title with a low rating, there respect gaining it by beat strong players and being rated 2200 fide. If I was a junior will I reject the title and I was 1980 fide, I played a IM rated 2050 fide I give him no respect, I beat him one and he beat me, if it was a real IM strength I lose both games.
In womens chess I see WCM's rated 1400
Dec 6, 2017
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But that's the same thing- that's not the actual requirement, they just punched above their weight once. I'm sure there is similar examples in men's chess.
VicountVonJames wrote:
But that's the same thing- that's not the actual requirement, they just punched above their weight once. I'm sure there is similar examples in men's chess.
nope, never really have seen a low rated CM....... but I have seen a 2600 IM
chessguy1012 wrote:
yureesystem wrote:
MagnutsCarleson wrote:
2200 FIDE or win national junior event
What is the use of having CM title with a low rating, there respect gaining it by beat strong players and being rated 2200 fide. If I was a junior will I reject the title and I was 1980 fide, I played a IM rated 2050 fide I give him no respect, I beat him one and he beat me, if it was a real IM strength I lose both games.
In womens chess I see WCM's rated 1400
Very sad, 1400 there not much fear from such a low rating. In my chess club everyone and children want to play against the experts and hopefully beat one.
Like age category events?
MagnutsCarleson wrote:
CM and FM can be achieved by winning a Junior Event.
Will such a junior CM keep his/her title for many years? Could that explain low rating today? I encountered a CM rated 1576: https://www.chess.com/member/simeontodev
No reason to disrespect a person who, let's say, haven't played chess the last 20 years, but the title is a bit confusing with that kind of rating.
Except for WC. 
chessguy1012 wrote:
yureesystem wrote:
MagnutsCarleson wrote:
2200 FIDE or win national junior event
What is the use of having CM title with a low rating, there respect gaining it by beat strong players and being rated 2200 fide. If I was a junior will I reject the title and I was 1980 fide, I played a IM rated 2050 fide I give him no respect, I beat him one and he beat me, if it was a real IM strength I lose both games.
In womens chess I see WCM's rated 1400
There is a Singaporean WCM rated 1100- she got top 2 for some U-12 national tournament
chessguy1012 wrote:
VicountVonJames wrote:
But that's the same thing- that's not the actual requirement, they just punched above their weight once. I'm sure there is similar examples in men's chess.
nope, never really have seen a low rated CM....... but I have seen a 2600 IM
Theres a 2600 Russian FM
Nov 3, 2019
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gm:2500 fide
im:2400 fide
fm:2300 fide
sm:2400 uscf
nm:2200 uscf
cm:2200 elo
Hello!
I have been trying to find out how people become CMs (Candidate Masters), and I couldn't find the requirements anywhere. Does anyone know? I know how norms and ratings work for GMs and IMs, but couldn't find anything on CMs.