How to become a grandmaster
CAN YOU BECOME A GRANDMASTER? WHAT DOES IT TAKE? IS IT TOO LATE?
How to become a grandmaster
- What exactly is a Chess Grandmaster title and how does one get it?
- Can you become a Grandmaster?
- Is it too late?
- How to become a chess grandmaster?
Click here to read the current requirements for becoming a grandmaster. It is the highest title available in the chess world and it is given to a Player by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the governing body of competitive Chess.
Once received, the Grandmaster label is held for life. The same goes for the less known titles of International Master (IM), Fide Master (FM), and Candidate Master (CM). While both Women and Men can become Grandmasters, there are also high-class titles chosen only for Women. Those are Women Grandmaster (WGM), Women International Master (WIM), Women Fide Master (WFM), and Woman Candidate Master (WCM).