{"id":6313,"date":"2022-04-28T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squareoffnow.com\/blog\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2022-09-20T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T11:04:22","slug":"how-many-chess-grandmasters-are-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squareoffnow.com\/blog\/how-many-chess-grandmasters-are-there\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Chess Grandmasters Are There Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chess is a popular game. Loved and played by many people in the world, some play it at leisure, some for fun and there are people who take it a notch above by playing at the professional level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the professional circuit, the most hallowed type is that of a grandmaster. Earning the title of a grandmaster is no walk in the park. Many people work very hard on their game, but their Elo ratings stagnate. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication in order to get a chess title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are serious about becoming a professional chess player, do check out Square Off Pro<\/a>, which is a tournament sized e-chessboard. You could carry it with you anywhere and it will also help to analyse your game and make it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many grandmasters are there?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is estimated that there are about 800 million chess players in the world and only a minuscule amount of them are grandmasters. There are 1773 grandmasters<\/a> as per FIDE and most of them are from Russia, followed by the USA, China and India in that order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The title of grandmaster is awarded to chess players by the world chess governing body, FIDE. Apart from becoming World Chess Champion, being a Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can reach. Once a player becomes a grandmaster, the title is held for life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While both Women and Men can become Grandmasters, there are also exclusive titles designated only for Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The youngest chess grandmaster today is Abhimanyu Mishra from New Jersey. At 12 years and 4 months, he beat the record previously held by Sergey Karjakin for 19 years by a slender margin of 3 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Required to Become a Grandmaster<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To achieve the title of a Grandmaster, players usually need to meet certain criteria in internationally rated tournaments. Here are a few of the criteria they need to meet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. The player must have played at least 9 games in the tournament.<\/li>
  2. The player has to play against at least two players from federations other than his own.<\/li>
  3. At least 50% of the player\u2019s opponents have to be titled players. On top of that, at least 1\/3 (with a minimum of 3 opponents) of the opponents have to be Grandmasters.<\/li>
  4. The minimum rating of the players’ opponents should be 2,380.<\/li>
  5. The Performance Rating of the player who wants to achieve the grandmaster norm has to be at least 2600.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become a grandmaster. You need to work on your opening by having numerous variations and also simultaneously working on ending a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Having a fighting attitude is the key to becoming a grandmaster. The ability to focus and develop psychological strength to deal with complex situations will go a long way in your journey to become one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While it is not an easy path, you would need the right tools and guidance to boost your game. Look no further than Square Off Pro<\/a>, a tournament sized e-chessboard, which is meant to help you train to be the best professional chess player you can be. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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