There is a bit of difference between a ribbon or a thank you note for participation on the one hand and a title on the other. This title, in other circumstances, requires years of hard work.
Can someone explain please how this kid obtained a FM title without... !?
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Nov 23, 2020
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FIDE titles are also for life. A lifetime award for an 8 year old winning one tournament is ridiculous.
Most often it is the parents who are demanding their child be rewarded - thus confirming their sacrifices.
Why everyone talks about the kids? What if you are an adult? Same rules apply or....?
Nov 23, 2020
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ESP-918 wrote:
Why everyone talks about the kids? What if you are an adult? Same rules apply or....?
You can win titles/norms at events as an adult. iirc the winner of the world senior chess open wins the GM title.
iofferyoutoresign wrote:
ESP-918 wrote:
Why everyone talks about the kids? What if you are an adult? Same rules apply or....?
You can win titles/norms at events as an adult. iirc the winner of the world senior chess open wins the GM title.
So to obtain a title we are not talking about getting a norm here, so to obtain it do you always have to win tournament and be number 1 ? Or you can just score well and be like in a 3rd place for example and still get the title or...?
Nov 23, 2020
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#28
ESP-918 wrote:
iofferyoutoresign wrote:
ESP-918 wrote:
Why everyone talks about the kids? What if you are an adult? Same rules apply or....?
You can win titles/norms at events as an adult. iirc the winner of the world senior chess open wins the GM title.
So to obtain a title we are not talking about getting a norm here, so to obtain it do you always have to win tournament and be number 1 ? Or you can just score well and be like in a 3rd place for example and still get the title or...?
I'm not sure. I don't know a lot about these types of tournaments, although the information is probably available somewhere on the FIDE website, or on google.
Aug 3, 2022
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#29
ESP-918 wrote:
Without ever reaching 2300 FIDE rating , which is a MUST to obtain a FM title.
Am I missing something?
https://ratings.fide.com/calculations.phtml?id_number=2623897&period=2019-09-01&rating=0
He got 8.5/9 in Panamericano de la Juventud 2019 sub 12 absoluto gained the FM title as a direct title, and when he was over 2100 in March 2020 he was awarded it..
18 days ago
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#30
Any sport has this debate.
Rewards vs reality for youngsters.
Sometimes every participant receives a ribbon- a participation award. It’s viewed as a good thing - nobody goes home unhappy. Provides an incentive for improvement. 1st place or last.
The other view - it makes for mediocrity. The rewarding of every participant equally. The incentive actually is diminished - to become the best when everybody receives recognition.
To glorify with a huge reward - the recipient strives for greater success. But what of future failure - which is sure to come? Failure in the sense 1st place is not always won.
It’s an age old debate.
From experiences of coaching several sports at the Junior Olympic level- I believe in a compromise. But in general - for excellence to prevail, excessive and out of proportion rewards is not the best course.