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From: johnk@bocklin.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Chess grading system
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Date: Mon, 2-Dec-85 16:34:41 EST
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> Between 2400 and 2600 (maybe 2500),
> you are a grand master.  It is now that you go hunting for big game.  After
> 2600, you are an international grand master.

It is important not to confuse the USCF rating system (of our national
organization) with the FIDE rating system (of the *inter*national
organization).  While the two ratings are similar, it is not uncommon
for a 2200 USCF player to maintain a 2150 FIDE rating.  The highest
title which can be achieved within the USCF is that of "Senior
Master," which comes with a rating of 2400+.  To achieve an
international title such as "International Master" or "International
Grandmaster," one must achieve a set performance result (a "norm")
against other internationally titled players within a set time frame;
the international titles are *not* based on rating.
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John Kececioglu
"In sunken Rlyeh, dead Cthulhu waits, dreaming ...." -- H. P. Lovecraft