In Search of Titles

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    Titles are a big thing these days. There has been an explosion of titles over the past few decades. How do you feel about them?
    11
    I Want A Title.
    36.36%
    4
    I Have a Title But I Want a Better One.
    27.27%
    3
    I'm Only Interested In Playing In Competitive Events.
    36.36%
    4
    Gary Ruben
    CC - IA and SIM

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    Re: In Search of Titles

    I don't really like how "grand master" is a little more common now. It's spread out to the point where a gm on the low end has little chance of winning against a gm on the high end. Plus there is the gradual inflation of ratings against titles which are mostly ratings-based.

    I liked the old way where you had to really achieve something extremely special to get a GM title, like say make the final 4 of a world championship cycle. Or something.

    If it wasn't a problem, there wouldn't have been debate about a possible "super-gm" title...

    Now I'll go wait for someone to bash me as some 1700 who knows nothing of high-end chess. But I am a chess fan, also...
    Christopher Mallon
    FIDE Arbiter

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