As the OP got his dreamed title, he could share with us how he did it... Training, books, daily hours spent on chess, things like that. It would be really helpful to everyone who is also looking to that path.
How to get titles like FM, IM, NM, GM
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Jul 16, 2017
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#164
I didn't do anything so special, but spend a lot of time resolving exercises of chess tactics, just like in the Tactics trainer here in Chess.com. I read some books about strategic, mostly all books that I found of Dvoretsky, Aagaard and Yusupov. I learned not just the plain openings, but the idea behind, and the pawn structures resulting from the kind of opening of my choose.
I followed a very strict training program, four hours a day. Some times three. But this most be your priority. If you choose going out to see a movie, you are not taking the training like it should be.
Firstly, Chess is all about patterns, that's how it should be learned, I think. Then, is about being practical, following some rules in the middlegame. Then, is about calculation and visualization.
That's all I can say about that. (Sorry my bad english) 
What about one beside your name in Chess.com?
Jul 18, 2017
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#166
Aryamaan08 wrote:
What about one beside your name in Chess.com?
That's just Chess.com recognising a title that they've earned through FIDE or their national association - see the FAQ Does Chess.com offer benefits for elite or titled players?
Please note that the list of qualifying titles doesn't include WFM, which I think is just an oversight.
@david I see.
Jul 24, 2017
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#169
You need a FIDE rating of 2200 and then ask them if you can get the title when you've reached it would be my best guess.
Sometimes when playing chess i have plenty of BO
If I am going to put in 22 hours a week, how would you recommend I split it up? ( I am 1200)
You can get AMM and AM easy.
AM: Wake up before noon
AMM (Anime master): Watch too much..
Sep 12, 2017
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#175
krecs escribió:
If I am going to put in 22 hours a week, how would you recommend I split it up? ( I am 1200)
3 hours tactics study, that's all. In your rating that is just enough.
Drawyah wrote:
CM = Candidate Master. 2000-2199 USCF. USCF promoted this title years ago instead of Expert, but it never caught on.
FM = FIDE Master. Honorary title given masters for scoring well per FIDE guidelines . For me, back in the 80's, I had to score over 60% against title players in three separate events, facing a minimum of titled player in each event. The events had to be within a couple years. I played in a couple round robin events in Minneapolis, and I played in two Midwest Masters in Chicago.
IM = International Master. Same as FM but the performance requirements are tougher. (I have an ICCF IM title where I had to score well but in correspondence chess. Somewhat the same.)
GM = Grandmaster. Requires a higher rating (> 2400 maybe >2450) and with yet even tougher performance requirements.
Larry Kaufman got his GM title by winning the World Senior Chess Championship, so there are exceptions in how one can obtain a title. But usually it takes playing in several events of the right type, and then scoring well.
CM=2000-2199 USCF/win an International tournament representing your country.
Sep 12, 2017
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#177
krecs wrote:
If I am going to put in 22 hours a week, how would you recommend I split it up? ( I am 1200)
Aiming for a chess title at 1200 rating? Two hours chess study and 20 hours praying.
dariuscmk έγραψε:
Drawyah wrote:
FM = FIDE Master. Honorary title given masters for scoring well per FIDE guidelines . For me, back in the 80's, I had to score over 60% against title players in three separate events, facing a minimum of titled player in each event. The events had to be within a couple years. I played in a couple round robin events in Minneapolis, and I played in two Midwest Masters in Chicago.
The one and only requirement for the FM title is getting over 2300 FIDE, and of course applying for the title.
blueemu wrote:
krecs wrote:
If I am going to put in 22 hours a week, how would you recommend I split it up? ( I am 1200)
Aiming for a chess title at 1200 rating? Two hours chess study and 20 hours praying.
I never said that was what I am aiming for, I asked for study advice from somebody who improved quickly. I don't have a specific goal, only improvement is my goal
Actually, the bribery route is pretty common in the chess world. Not with the USCF or FIDE, but the title "National Master" can be bought for a price. Just find some small, pliable, third-world country where chess is not much of a tradition (think Liberia or the Cote d'Ivoire) and bribe some minister to charter a national chess federation there "modelled" on the USCF but native to that particular nation. Then for a price they will award you a "National Master" title. It's really no different than buying into the English peerage.
wouldn't it be better just to earn the title?