International
Chess Federation
CONTENTS Handbook
DIRECT TITLES : Gold = first after tiebreak; 1st equal = best 3 players after tiebreak; norm = 9 games (unless otherwise specified)
Continental & Regional = Continental & maximum 3 regional events per continent.
Sub-Continental Individual = include Arab, Zonals & Sub-zonals (to establish qualifiers to World Cup or World Championship)
Table 1.24a
|
EVENT |
WGM |
WIM |
WFM |
WCM |
|
Women’s World |
Reaching last 8 - title |
Qualifying through play - title |
|
|
|
Olympiad |
Min 9 games WGM norm – |
Min 9 games WIM norm – |
65% in min 9 games - title |
50% in min 7 games - title |
|
World Team |
as in Olympiad |
as in Olympiad |
65% in min 7 games - title |
50% in min 7 games – title |
|
World Amateur |
|
|
Gold - title |
1st equal, Silver & Bronze - title |
|
World >65; >50 Individual |
Gold – title; |
1st equal – title; |
|
|
|
World U18 |
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title; |
Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
World U16 |
|
Gold – title; |
Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
World U14 |
|
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
World U12 |
|
|
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
World U10; U8 |
|
|
|
1st equal, Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continental Team |
65% in min 7 games - title |
50% in min 7 games – title |
||
|
Continental Individual |
Gold – title; |
1st equal – title; |
|
|
|
Continental >65; >50 Individual |
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title; |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
|
Continental & Regional U18 |
|
Gold – title; |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
|
Continental & Regional U16 |
|
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
Cont. & Regional U14; U12 |
|
|
Gold – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
Continental Amateur |
|
|
|
1st equal, Silver & Bronze - title |
|
Sub-Continental Individual |
|
1st equal – title; |
65% in min 9 games - title |
50% in min 9 games - title |
|
Commonwealth Individual |
|
1st equal – title; |
Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
IBCA, ICSC, IPCA U20 |
|
|
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
Table 1.24b
|
EVENT |
GM |
IM |
FM |
CM |
|
World Cup |
Reaching last 16 - title |
Qualification through play - title |
|
|
|
Women’s World |
Winner – title; |
Finalist - title |
|
|
|
Olympiad |
Min 9 games GM norm – |
Min 9 games IM norm – |
65% in min 9 games - title |
50% in min 7 games - title |
|
World Team |
as in Olympiad |
as in Olympiad |
65% in min 7 games - title |
50% in min 7 games – title |
|
World Amateur |
|
|
Gold - title |
1st equal, Silver & Bronze - title |
|
World >65; >50 Individual |
Gold – title; |
1st equal – title; |
|
|
|
World U18 |
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title; |
Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
World U16 |
|
Gold – title; |
Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
World U14 |
|
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
World U12 |
|
|
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
World U10; U8 |
|
|
|
1st equal, Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continental Team |
65% in min 7 games - title |
50% in min 7 games – title |
||
|
Continental Individual |
Gold – title; |
1st equal – title; |
|
|
|
Continental >65; >50 Individual |
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title; |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
|
Continental & Regional U18 |
|
Gold – title; |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
|
Continental & Regional U16 |
|
Gold – norm |
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
Cont. & Regional U14; U12 |
|
|
Gold – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
|
Continental Amateur |
|
|
|
1st equal, Silver & Bronze - title |
|
Sub-Continental Individual |
|
1st equal – title; |
65% in min 9 games - title |
50% in min 9 games - title |
|
Commonwealth Individual |
|
1st equal – title; |
Silver & Bronze - title |
|
|
IBCA, ICSC, IPCA U20 |
|
|
1st equal – title |
Silver & Bronze – title |
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