FIDE Handbook B. Permanent Commissions / 01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission) / Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2023 /

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B. Permanent Commissions / 01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission) / Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2023 /

Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2023

DIRECT TITLES :

Gold = first after tiebreak; 1st equal = best 3 players after tiebreak; norm = 9 games
Continental & Regional = Continental & maximum 3 regional events per continent, including Arab Youth
Sub-Continental Individual = include Zonals & Sub-zonals (if they establish qualifiers to World Cup or World Championship – see 1.24), Arab adult Titles may be awarded conditional upon rating – see 0.62

Table 1.24a

EVENT	WGM	WIM	WFM	WCM
Women’s World	Reaching last 8 - title	Qualifying through play - title
Olympiad			65% in min 9 games - title	50% in min 7 games - title
World Team (or Club)			65% in min 7 games - title	50% in min 7 games – title
World Amateur - <2300, <2000 <1700			Gold - title	Silver & Bronze – title Gold - title
World >65; >50 Individual World U20	Gold – title; 1st equal – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
World U18	Gold – norm	1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
World U16		Gold – title; 1st equal – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
World U14		Gold – norm	1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title
World U12 World Schools U17; U15; U13			1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title
World U10; U8 World Schools U11; U9; U7				Gold, Silver & Bronze - title

Continental Team (or Club)			65% in min 7 games - title	50% in min 7 games – title
Continental Individual	Gold – title; 1st equal - norm	Silver & Bronze - title
Continental >65; >50 Individual Continental & Regional U20	Gold – norm	1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze – title
Continental & Regional U18		Gold – title; 1st equal – norm	Silver & Bronze – title
Continental & Regional U16		Gold – norm	1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title
Cont. & Regional U14; U12 Cont. Schools U17; U15; U13			Gold – title	Silver & Bronze – title
Continental Amateur Cont. & Regional U10; U8 Cont. Schools U11; U9; U7				Gold Silver & Bronze - title
Sub-Continental Individual		1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze – title 65% in min 9 games - title	50% in min 9 games - title
Commonwealth, Francophone, Iberoamerican Individual Disabled - World adult		1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
Disabled - U20 World			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 - norm	Finalist - title
Olympiad			65% in min 9 games - title	50% in min 7 games - title
World Team (or Club)			65% in min 7 games - title	50% in min 7 games – title
World Amateur - <2300, <2000 <1700			Gold - title	Silver & Bronze – title Gold - title
World >65; >50 Individual World U20	Gold – title; 1st equal – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
World U18	Gold – norm	1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
World U16		Gold – title; 1st equal – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
World U14		Gold – norm	1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title
World U12 World Schools U17; U15; U13			1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title
World U10; U8 World Schools U11; U9; U7				Gold, Silver & Bronze - title

Continental Team (or Club)			65% in min 7 games - title	50% in min 7 games – title
Continental Individual	Gold – title; 1st equal - norm	Silver & Bronze - title
Continental >65; >50 Individual Continental & Regional U20	Gold – norm	1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze – title
Continental & Regional U18		Gold – title; 1st equal – norm	Silver & Bronze – title
Continental & Regional U16		Gold – norm	1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title
Cont. & Regional U14; U12 Cont. Schools U17; U15; U13			Gold – title	Silver & Bronze – title
Continental Amateur Cont. & Regional U10; U8 Cont. Schools U11; U9; U7				Gold Silver & Bronze - title
Sub-Continental Individual		1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze – title 65% in min 9 games - title	50% in min 9 games - title
Commonwealth, Francophone, Iberoamerican Individual Disabled - World adult		1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – norm	Silver & Bronze - title
Disabled - U20 World			1st equal – title	Silver & Bronze – title