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Originally Posted by PyramidScheme
By my understanding 2200 in the USA is known as a 'junior master', with 2400 being a 'senior master' Im pretty sure the FM, IM, and GM titles have absoluty nothing to do with rating right? (though obviously correlated) Perhaps FM does, someone explain this 'norm' stuff, haha.
FM is based on rating - I think you have to either achieve some certain type of performance in a Zonal tournament, or maintain a 2300 FIDE rating for 25 games or some such.
IM & GM are a combination of norms and rating - a "norm" is a performance rating in a tournament that meets certain criteria (X number of other titled players, players from multiple countries, etc). What performance you need depends on the rating of the opposition, and you need 3 norms to qualify.
Once you have your 3 norms, FIDE then checks to see that you have a certain minimum overall rating (I think 2400 for IM, 2500 for GM?). If you have the norms and the rating, you will be conferred the title at a FIDE Congress.