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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
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Subject: Re: Chess grading system
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 08:30:07 EST
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> Actually, it is not so simple. People rated above 2400 by the USCF are "senior
> masters". The way you become an international master/grandmaster, etc. is to
> play in some number of tournaments which have a minimum strength level, and do
> well (called "achieving a grandmaster norm"). As you can imagine, this is often
> hard to do, simce many of these tournaments are by invitation only (how do you 
> think they keep the strength up?), and getting invited is no mean feat.

You're right, it's no mean feat, any 16 year old can do it with 20 years experi-
ence.