Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017

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 Silver & Bronze – title

Gold - title
<1700 Gold - title

World >65; >50 Individual Gold – title;

Silver & Bronze - title
World U20 1st equal – norm

1st equal – title;

World U18 Gold – norm Silver & Bronze - title
Silver & Bronze – norm

Gold – title;
World U16 Silver & Bronze - title
1st equal – norm

World U14 Gold – norm 1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title

World U12
1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title
World Schools U17; U15; U13

World U10; U8
Gold, Silver & Bronze - title
World Schools U11; U9; U7

Continental Team (or Club) 65% in min 7 games - title 50% in min 7 games – title

Gold – title;
Continental Individual Silver & Bronze - title
1st equal - norm

Continental >65; >50 Individual 1st equal – title;

Gold – norm Silver & Bronze – title
Continental & Regional U20 Silver & Bronze – norm

Gold – title;
Continental & Regional U18 Silver & Bronze – title
1st equal – norm

Continental & Regional U16 Gold – norm 1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title

Cont. & Regional U14; U12

Gold – title Silver & Bronze – title
Cont. Schools U17; U15; U13

Continental Amateur

Cont. & Regional U10; U8 Gold Silver & Bronze - title

Cont. Schools U11; U9; U7

1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – title

Sub-Continental Individual 50% in min 9 games - title
Silver & Bronze – norm 65% in min 9 games - title
Commonwealth, Francophone,
1st equal – title;
Iberoamerican Individual Silver & Bronze - title
Disabled - World adult Silver & Bronze – norm

Disabled - U20 World 1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title
Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017
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 1.24b
EVENT GM IM FM CM
World Cup Reaching last 16 - title Qualification through play - title

Winner – title;
Women’s World Finalist - title
Finalist - norm

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 -
Silver & Bronze – title
<2300, <2000 Gold - title
<1700 Gold - title

World >65; >50 Individual Gold – title;

Silver & Bronze - title
World U20 1st equal – norm

1st equal – title;

World U18 Gold – norm Silver & Bronze - title
Silver & Bronze – norm

Gold – title;
World U16 Silver & Bronze - title
1st equal – norm

World U14 Gold – norm 1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title

World U12
1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title
World Schools U17; U15; U13

World U10; U8
Gold, Silver & Bronze - title
World Schools U11; U9; U7

Continental Team (or Club) 65% in min 7 games - title 50% in min 7 games – title

Gold – title;
Continental Individual Silver & Bronze - title
1st equal - norm

Continental >65; >50 Individual 1st equal – title;

Gold – norm Silver & Bronze – title
Continental & Regional U20 Silver & Bronze – norm

Gold – title;
Continental & Regional U18 Silver & Bronze – title
1st equal – norm

Continental & Regional U16 Gold – norm 1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title

Cont. & Regional U14; U12

Gold – title Silver & Bronze – title
Cont. Schools U17; U15; U13

Continental Amateur

Cont. & Regional U10; U8 Gold Silver & Bronze - title

Cont. Schools U11; U9; U7

1st equal – title; Silver & Bronze – title

Sub-Continental Individual 50% in min 9 games - title
Silver & Bronze – norm 65% in min 9 games - title
Commonwealth, Francophone,
1st equal – title;
Iberoamerican Individual Silver & Bronze - title
Disabled - World adult Silver & Bronze – norm

Disabled - U20 World 1st equal – title Silver & Bronze – title