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Nicolas_DeLaColina

What USCF rating do you need to be a NM? Also, how do you get a title in front of your username and can NMs compete in Titled Tuesday.

Martin_Stahl
VenomPeru wrote:

What USCF rating do you need to be a NM? Also, how do you get a title in front of your username and can NMs compete in Titled Tuesday.

 

You have to get a 2200+ established regular rating after any OTB US Chess rated event to get the NM title in the US.

You get the title in front of your name by first having the title for OTB play, then verifying it.

https://support.chess.com/article/661-does-chesscom-offer-benefits-for-elite-or-titled-players

 

That would allow you to play in Titled Tuesdays.

Nicolas_DeLaColina

Wow, thanks so much for the quick, clear answer. Really appreciate it!

David

That's to become a National Master with the US Chess Federation: other national federations will have their own rules.

Does the USCF allow non-US citizens to become NMs in their federation?

llama44
Caedrel wrote:

That's to become a National Master with the US Chess Federation: other national federations will have their own rules.

Does the USCF allow non-US citizens to become NMs in their federation?

I'm... 99% sure citizenship is not required. You just need to purchase a USCF membership and play in USCF rated tournaments (and get 2200 or higher).

autobunny
llama44 wrote:
Caedrel wrote:

That's to become a National Master with the US Chess Federation: other national federations will have their own rules.

Does the USCF allow non-US citizens to become NMs in their federation?

I'm... 99% sure citizenship is not required. You just need to purchase a USCF membership and play in USCF rated tournaments (and get 2200 or higher).

Canada seems to have its own NMs

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_title#Canada

https://chess.ca/node/16 See 438

llama44

Yeah, as far as I know a number of different countries have an NM title.

And, for example, the Russian chess federation awards a GM (grandmaster) title that's separate from FIDE's. (Which is why you'll sometimes see an author or coach market themselves as an international grandmaster of chess.)

Also AFAIK chess.com only recognizes USCF and FIDE titles.

autobunny
llama44 wrote:

Yeah, as far as I know a number of different countries have an NM title.

And, for example, the Russian chess federation awards a GM (grandmaster) title that's separate from FIDE's. (Which is why you'll sometimes see an author or coach market themselves as an international grandmaster of chess.)

Also AFAIK chess.com only recognizes USCF and FIDE titles.

Doesn't seem to exclude other feds 

https://support.chess.com/article/661-does-chesscom-offer-benefits-for-elite-or-titled-players

llama44

Hmm, that's interesting, I didn't know that.

arnav2007

I've seen people on the uscf site that have there state being India, if they get the title of NM, will they count as a NM for us or India?

Martin_Stahl
arnav2007 wrote:

I've seen people on the uscf site that have there state being India, if they get the title of NM, will they count as a NM for us or India?

 

They would be a US Chess NM.