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There should be a higher title on top of GM

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evert823
Jun 23, 2018
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There are hundreds of GMs but there is no higher title for the few strongest GMs. Perhaps such a title should exist.

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evert823
Jun 23, 2018
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Chessereal wrote:

Why?

 

We don't say a candidate is "higher" during elections.

We don't say Lebron James is not a basketball player.

We don't say a cook at a restaurant is higher. If you call them a chef, we don't have a title higher than chef.

We don't reward heart and brain surgeons with a higher title.

 

Why should we have a different title for chess?

That's not my point. Sure we can do without titles. But as a matter of fact FIDE has titles. I am pointing out that within the existing titles there is lacking one and that is not logical.

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torrubirubi
Jun 23, 2018
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evert823 wrote:

There are hundreds of GMs but there is no higher title for the few strongest GMs. Perhaps such a title should exist.

Super GM is not official but is often used.

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sardar_simar
Jun 23, 2018
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#4

it  only can be legend master

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testbruker
Jun 23, 2018
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WSama
Jun 23, 2018
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#6

Mmmh, I see. I recommend 'First Master'. For every sub-group there can only be one at the top, and they shall be known as the 'First Masters'...

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torrubirubi
Jun 23, 2018
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Or you change, Only people above 2750 are GMs, all the others are something else. 

But I still think that super GM is still a nice unofficial title.

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evert823
Jun 23, 2018
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#8
RedGirlZ wrote:

There is a higher title. World Champion

Titles are permanent. World Champion only as long as you keep winning.

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evert823
Jun 23, 2018
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torrubirubi wrote:

Or you change, Only people above 2750 are GMs, all the others are something else. 

But I still think that super GM is still a nice unofficial title.

Yes they could make Super GM official.

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JayeshSinhaChess
Jun 23, 2018
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#10

Are you kidding? You want more titles. No there is no need for more titles, if anything there should be less titles.. They have already given out a lot of useless titles like FIDE M & Candidate M. There should be IMs and GMs nothing else.

 

Super GMs is a fine unofficial title. Vishy currently is considered a Super GM, but he won't be for much longer. What happens when he slips to 2600s and is called a Super GM because they made it official and permanent. It would be stupid calling a 2600 guy a Super GM.

 

Super GMs as an unofficial title works fine.

 

Super GMs