75 - Grand Masters & Co.
few years ago, Nigel Short burst out with: "Enough with these stupid titles." In fact, for several years is not so much "evidence" to establish the real strength of the game but the index Elo concerned, you can also Grandmaster tory, but if you have an Elo of duemilatrecentoerotti with your title does not scare too much .
The title of "Maestro" has a well-defined history, dating back to the nineteenth century, a period in which they were born different national federations or regional, self-authorizing it to grant the title of master players who had achieved success in tournaments a certain level. There were, in that time, tournaments "reserved" Teachers Federation and recognized by the repeats, which could also take part - occasionally - some "amateurs".
Just over a century ago the czar of Russia coined the term "Great Teacher" at a world tournament in St. Petersburg, but the real rules for the allocation of securities took place after World War II, when Alekhine died The FIDE took over the organization with authority chess world. Were appointed twenty Grandmasters (GM) honoris causa, was established the title of International Master (MI), the Master (M) and Candidate Master (CM).
There were so-called "Norms", ie the percentage of points obtained in a given tournament, whose "medium strength" was determined by the presence of GM, IM and M. The advent of the Elo system
escaped to "securities" part of the importance they had, and lowering the "norms" increased the number of GM, though at the time of World Champions Botvinnik, Petrosian and Tal a ' eighty GM was already considered excessive, what should we say of the thousand plenty of tread that nowadays the chessboard of the globe?
E 'proposal was the creation of the title of "Super Grandmaster", but now is the index lead the way for Elo.
parallel, and clearly for the purpose of sponsorship (money) have established "securities" very ridiculous. Let's see someone.
"Ladies and Friends of the FIDE ( Most Esteemed Friend of FIDE ), are the Nigerian as well as the Carlsberg breweries in the Philippines, the airlines of Angola, the Seychelles, Mozambique and Zambia's British Airways, the state insurance Zambia, the hotel Polana in Mozambique, an unidentified United Concrete Products, and Oil company in the Seychelles.
This would be of little consequence if not followed by the title of "Knights of the FIDE ( Knights of FIDE ) assigned to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Company, that Michael Eisner, and its counterpart Germany's Daimler Chrysler AG, Jurgen Schrempp.
are then the "Big Knights of the FIDE (FIDE Grand Knights of ) listed in the former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, the Nigerian president Ibrahim Babangida Badamasi, and in memoriam Ernesto Che Guevara (which, although being passionate about chess, you do not see how he deserves this "honor").
In 1999 there was also another "title " Commender of the Legion of Grandmasters , which were awarded the Prime Minister of Georgia, the world heavyweight champion Lewis and the President of the French Disney Consumer Products. Not satisfied, the FIDE Grand Antep a Title newly appointed and trimming such recognition to French President Chirac, to Pope John Paul II and former President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines, people who probably have never touched a board. Sponsorship
, okay, but .... In short ....
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