Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster
by nextlevelchess on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:23PM
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yeah, sadly there are some dirty things going on when it comes to Norms. I guess with a better leadership and a clear policy of not tolerating pre-arranged games, this should change. But as with doping, it will never be erased 100%.
Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster
by Andrew_nenakhov on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:03PM
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Pay money to advance in ratings? Nonsense! Just come up with a clever way to employ Stockfish over the board!
* You have to win a bunch of games against grandmasters, earning 'GM Norms', in order to become a grandmaster yourself.
* It is normal, at some contests, for lower-ranked players to pay to attend, while GMs are paid for attending.
* It is widely rumoured some contests are "norm factories" where fee-paying players get matched up with washed-up GMs who essentially throw the game.
* There are even rumours of contests where an aspiring grandmaster's parents offered cash to their opponents. There are even rumours of contests that took place only on paper.