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Encyclopedia > FIDE Master

FIDE Master (FM) is a title awarded by the world chess governing body, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). Introduced in 1978, FM ranks below the titles of International Master and International Grandmaster, but ahead of Candidate Master. The most usual way for a player to qualify for the FIDE Master title is by achieving a FIDE Rating of 2300 or more. The title is open to both men and women who play in international chess competitions. The current title regulations can be found in the FIDE handbook [1]. Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Instituted in 1950, it is a lifetime title, in chess literature usually abbreviated as IM. FIDE also awards the lower title of FIDE master (FM) and the higher title of Grandmaster (GM). ... The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... The Candidate Master (CM) title is awarded by the world chess governing body, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ...


The FIDE July 2005 ratings list records over 4300 FMs.


External links

  • World Chess Federation FIDE official site

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FIDE Online. FIDE History (1215 words)
The purpose and aim of FIDE are the diffusion and development of chess among all nations of the world, as well as the raising of the level of chess culture and knowledge on a sporting, scientific, creative and cultural basis.
FIDE trough its various organs introduced a series of measures to fine-tune the system of qualifications as well as the cycles of the World Championship but by far the most significant change introduced, was the series of knockout matches, which was the brainchild of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
FIDE President in 1949 after having held the position of President of the Swedish Chess Federation and between 1947 and 1949, the office of Vice-President of FIDE.
January 2, 2001 New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers Rule Adoption (1822 words)
"10 percent ownership" means that the bona fide representative is entitled to 10 percent of any net profits from a business, owns a 10 percent equity interest in a plumbing contractor, and is entitled to 10 percent of the net proceeds from the sale of a business in the event of sale of the business.
If the plumbing contractor is a corporation, the bona fide representative owns stock equaling a 10 percent equity interest, and, if there are more than one class of stock, the stock owned by the bona fide representative is the highest level stock with full voting rights.
If the person performing the work is a journeyman, the bona fide representative, a New Jersey licensee employed by the bona fide representative or the supervisory journeyman shall maintain daily contact with the journeyman either directly, by telephone or through writing and, where the work requires a plumbing permit, shall inspect the work upon completion.
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