Aug 01, 2021 23:00:00

An active grandmaster talks about what a chess 'grandmaster' is

A chess

game of a two-player zero-sum finite perfect information game that is played using one board and 16 pieces each of white and black. Chess, where many international competitions are held, may be given the highest title in the chess world, ' Grand Master ', by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Noel Studer , one of the Grandmasters, explains questions such as what this Grandmaster is and how it can be done.

How To Become A Grandmaster In Chess --By GM Noël Studer
https://nextlevelchess.blog/how-to-become-a-grandmaster-in-chess/

The Grandmaster is the highest title in the chess world, and once you get the title, it will be retained for the rest of your life. Normally, in order to become a Grand Master, it is necessary to first obtain the titles of 'Candidate Master', 'FIDE Master' and 'International Master', and the typical condition for acquiring these is called Elo Rating. Achieve the standard value with the index, the number of games exceeds the standard value, or obtain 'good results in the tournament under specific conditions' called 'gnome' in at least two tournaments. Furthermore, in order to become a Grand Master, it is necessary to 'acquire an Elo rating of 2500 or more even once' and 'acquire a gnome three times'.

The first Elo rating given to chess players registered with FIDE is about 1400. Earn or lose up to 40 points per game, and earn or lose up to 9.2 points per game when the Elo rating reaches 2400 or higher. According to Mr. Studer, the top 100 chess world rankings based on the Elo rating ' FIDE World Ranking ' have an Elo rating of 2650 or higher, and the champion's Elo rating is 2847 at the time of writing the article. By the way, Mr. Studer's Elo rating is 2581, which is the 301st place in the FIDE world ranking.

Another condition to become a Grand Master The conditions for a match to win 'Gnome' are 'FIDE official recognition' and 'Half of all opponents have one of the titles'. Various things such as 'one-third of all opponents are grand masters'. In games that meet these conditions, at least 3 rounds x 9 games, a total of 27 games, must be played and good results must be achieved.

According to Studer, the number of Grand Masters at the time of writing the article was 1939. FIDE first awarded the Grand Master in 1950, and the 100th Grand Master was born in 1967. From 1950 to 1999, the number of players who became grand masters increased to 774, while from 2000 to 2021, the number of players who became grand masters increased to 1165. Also, among the players registered in FIDE so far, only less than 0.1% have become grand masters.

Russia has the largest number of surviving grandmasters in the world, with 256. The next largest number is 101 in the United States. The youngest grandmaster in the world was

Abhimanyu Mishra from the United States. He became a Grandmaster at 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, and this record was only set in July 2021. In addition, there are cases of acquisition at an older age, and Janice Crovans won the Grand Master at the age of 62 and Enrico Paoli at the age of 88. In addition, Mr. Studer himself won the Grand Master at 20 years and 6 months. This is the youngest person in history in Switzerland, the country of origin of Mr. Studer, but it took eight years to acquire it.

'Be prepared to face many setbacks, obstacles and disappointments and do consistent training for years,' Studer told those who want to become Grandmasters. '10 hours a day, two months long lasting.' I don't, but if you do it 2 hours a day for 10 years, you will feel real growth. ' He also said that he should pay attention to mental aspects such as 'do something fun' and 'do not do it alone'.