Would you rather have a title or high rating?

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Avatar of ESP-918

FIDE : CM or NM title VS high chess.com rating , let's say 3000 blitz (plus an actual skills and understanding of the game of course).

Avatar of LordHunkyhair3

I imagine if I got a high rating I would most likely be eligible for the title anyway

Avatar of putshort
Being that the GM title comes with a stipend of $34,000 a year, and there’s no stipend with a CM or FM title, than I’d take the high rating because of.
Avatar of BuzzleGuzzle

If you prove to chess.com that you have a title, you get a free, permanent membership.

'Nuff said.

Edit: I didn't read the last part in parentheses, 3000 blitz in a nanosecond.

Avatar of ninjaswat

The actual understanding is worth more than any title.

Avatar of ESP-918
LordHunkyhair3 wrote:

I imagine if I got a high rating I would most likely be eligible for the title anyway

Can't do both, high rating =no title allowed,forbidden forever. Of course it's just our imaginary world.

Avatar of Wits-end

I already have the title "Super Hero", hence my low rating. So, you know...

Avatar of blueemu

I'd rather be able to play chess properly.

Avatar of Gimfain

given that a high online blitz rating at chess.com has no actual meaning I would rather have a classical title like CM.

then again, I would never ever get it, its not about talent, I'm simply too lazy to ever be able to improve in such fashion.

Avatar of EthanHuang0

@ninjaswat">@ninjaswat what do you mean

Avatar of EthanHuang0

And I would like to have a high rate

Avatar of MariasWhiteKnight

High rating.

Because then more fun.

Title only if GM, anything below is meh. evil

GM needs very, very, very high rating, and I'm old, so its impossible.

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putshort wrote:
Being that the GM title comes with a stipend of $34,000 a year, and there’s no stipend with a CM or FM title, than I’d take the high rating because of.

I wouldnt care about that either. GM means you've truely mastered the game.

Avatar of Commando_Droid

High rating; FM is a useless title

Avatar of IJustCantEven
Understanding the game is the most important thing and is the sole reason why the game is so beautiful. Unless you only do it for prestige and not for your mind, it only matters in how much statistically you get noticed.
Avatar of Thepasswordis1234

I wanna be the first one to have a BM title grin.png

Avatar of play4fun64

High ratings is meaningless without a title.

Avatar of jmpchess12

So in a hypothetical world where a genie either gifts me a chess title with my current skillset or I get the skills to play chess at 3000 blitz but can never get a title I'd chose the rating. Rather improve my chess game than have a fake title.

However, if I could get a title and the commensurate skills I'd take the title.

Avatar of Murkrisp

I would take the skills and then join as many otb blitz tournaments as possible. Free money happy.png

Avatar of GYG

High rated untitled player > titled player with average rating