qeiree wrote:
I dont think its a question about grandmaster vs not grandmasters , but a question about rating ; of course there are not-grandmasters with rating over 2600 , they can , i guess , beat a grandmaster under their level🙂and as bobby fischer said , "always made the best move"❤️
Ummm, no. Currently the one and only player with no GM title and a rating over 2600, is FM Vladimir Afromeev, who is well known for organizing rigged tournaments, and claiming that he can even award an IM title to his personal driver, and his cat.
can someone verify this as I read on google a few days ago, quote : "There are many potential grandmasters walking around out there (a rating above 2600 is one of the requirements for this title) but they don't get the title because FIDE needs a money amount for the title". Is it true that it costs money to get a grandmaster title??
1. 2600+ rating is not a requirement for the GM title.
2. The fee for awarding the GM title is 330 €, a sum that a GM or GM elect can collect with 5-6 hours of coaching.