Title norm calculator
This title norm calculator checks a tournament result against FIDE's rules for GM, IM, WGM and WIM norms. Enter each opponent's rating, title and federation with your result. It works out the opponents' average and your performance rating, and shows every condition as met or not met, with the points those opponents asked for.
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GM norm
Enter each opponent's rating, title and federation, and your result. A norm needs at least 9 games.
How it is calculated
- Opponents' average: the ratings are added up and divided by the number of games, rounded to a whole number with a half rounded up. One opponent below the floor for the norm (2200 for GM, 2050 for IM, 2000 for WGM, 1850 for WIM) is raised to it: the lowest one. Any other unrated opponent counts as 1400.
- Performance: your percentage score is looked up in FIDE's table to get a rating difference, which is added to the average. It must reach 2600 for a GM norm, 2450 for IM, 2400 for WGM and 2250 for WIM.
- The average itself must be at least 2380 (GM), 2230 (IM), 2180 (WGM) or 2030 (WIM), the score at least 35%, and the norm needs at least 9 games.
- Titles: at least half of your opponents must be title-holders (CM and WCM do not count), and at least a third of them, never fewer than 3, must hold the title you are after or a higher one.
- Federations: at least two federations other than yours among your opponents, no more than three fifths of them from your own federation and no more than two thirds from any one federation.
Source: FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2024 (FIDE Handbook B.01, article 1.4 and Annex), read on 2026-11-11. Chesspedition is not affiliated with FIDE.
Questions
- How many points do I need for a GM norm in 9 rounds?
- It depends on your opponents' average rating. FIDE's table for 9 rounds asks for 7 points against an average of 2380 to 2433, 6½ for 2434 to 2474, 6 for 2475 to 2519, 5½ for 2520 to 2556 and 5 for 2557 to 2599.
- Can I leave a game out?
- In some cases. The regulations let a player ignore games against opponents they beat, or games played after the norm was already made, as long as at least 9 games and the right mix of opponents remain. Remove a row here to see the result without that game.
- What does this calculator not cover?
- Double round robins, where the title counts are halved; the 7 and 8 game norms of team championships and the World Cup; and the exemptions from the federation rules for national championships, zonal tournaments and large international Swiss events. The tournament must also meet FIDE's conditions on time control, rounds a day and arbiters.
- Is a norm enough for the title?
- No. A title needs norms from events covering at least 27 games, and a rating reached at some time: 2500 for GM, 2400 for IM, 2300 for WGM and 2200 for WIM. There are further conditions on the kinds of event the norms come from.
- Does a game won by forfeit count?
- No. Games decided by forfeit or in any way other than play over the board are not included. Leave them out here.