The anti-cat USCF and FIDE organizations have repeatedly denied my kitty entry into proper over-the-board events. There is currently a legal battle being fought by the ASPCA and PETA to recognize the God Given Right for all animals to play in chess tournaments in the USA. Until this is resolved, cat kan only haz intirnet chesss.
I propose a new chess title: CGM
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They might make you an honorary GM for coming up with such a brilliant idea!
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT LIFE MEANS ANYMORE AFTER READING THIS
WTF!?!?
A cat, no, but there is at least one documented case of a dog having an official chess grade:
http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=359
heinzie wrote:
A cat, no, but there is at least one documented case of a dog having an official chess grade:
http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=359
nice one! also a nice picture of a gorilla playing on the bottom of that page.
In order to not discourage more cats from playing chess, we should also have cat-only tournaments where the cats could get a more realistic chance at the CGM title.
i wonder why people think chess players are weird.
Sep 12, 2013
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Are spayed/neutered cats allowed or must all their "equipment" be intact?
poisonpie wrote:
The anti-cat USCF and FIDE organizations have repeatedly denied my kitty entry into proper over-the-board events. There is currently a legal battle being fought by the ASPCA and PETA to recognize the God Given Right for all animals to play in chess tournaments in the USA. Until this is resolved, cat kan only haz intirnet chesss.
I don't see any technical reason you couldn't register your pet as a USCF member and then register for a tournament. On the application sign your pet's name with yours as agent for and guardian of the pet. Then just mail in your tournament entry fee. The cat in question will probably lose on time all its games but that will earn it a provisional rating and depending on the competition it loses to it may even be a 900 rating. 
Why do you assume women cats can't play as well as men cats?
This is the 21st century. If a female cat wants to kill a mouse, she will kill the darn mouse.
But cats are scared of horses
I win a lot of Blindfold matches by using a guide dog! Should he get my rating?
Lapris1297 wrote:
But cats are scared of horses
That is only because they smaller than horses. If cats were as big as horses, they would eat you.
If you have CGM, you'll have to have DGM (dog GM), FGM (fish GM) and GGM (goomba GM) as well
Fluffy will be playing in the state tournament, thank you very much!
CGM stands for Cat Grandmaster.
If a cat reaches 800 rating, he will henceforth be known as Cat Grandmaster (CGM).
WCGM = Woman Cat Grandmaster (WCGM). (Rating 700)