From Michael Bluejay.com ” I was surprised that I couldn’t find a timeline of all women grandmasters in chess anywhere on the net, so I decided to compile one. This is a list of women who have attained the gender-blind “Grandmaster” (GM) title, not those who have earned the “Women Grandmaster” (WGM) title. The GM […]
The “WGM†acronym which stands for “Womens Grandmaster†is for the highest ranking female chess players and is also awarded by FIDE. There are slightly less than 200 Women Grandmasters worldwide, 11 of which are full GMs.
An “CM†or “Candidate Masterâ€Â is awarded by FIDE to a chess player who has achieved a FIDE rating of over 2200.Â
An “FM†or “FIDE Masterâ€Â is awarded by FIDE to a chess player who has achieved a FIDE rating of over 2300.Â
An “IM” or “International Master” is a chess player who has achieved three norms which are represented by a favorable showing in 3 major tournaments with other IMs and GMs is awarded the title of IM by FIDE.Â
The “GM” acronym which stands for “Grandmaster” is for the highest ranking for chess players and is awarded by FIDE. There are only approximately 1000 Grandmasters worldwide with the majority in Soviet or ex-Soviet states.
