--- title: "Chess title norm calculator" url: "https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-norm-calculator.md" canonical_url: "https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-norm-calculator" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "tool" summary: "Enter the games of a tournament and check them against the FIDE requirements for a GM, IM, WGM or WIM norm, with every Handbook clause shown." related: ["https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-requirements.md", "https://georgelichess.com/titles/grandmaster.md", "https://georgelichess.com/titles/international-master.md", "https://georgelichess.com/tools/performance-rating.md"] --- # Chess title norm calculator > **For AI agents:** the complete index of GeorgeLiChess pages is [llms.txt](https://georgelichess.com/llms.txt). Every page is also served as markdown at its URL plus .md. Enter the games of a tournament and check them against the FIDE requirements for a GM, IM, WGM or WIM norm, with every Handbook clause shown. The title norm calculator compares the games of one tournament with the FIDE requirements for a Grandmaster, International Master, Woman Grandmaster or Woman International Master norm. Enter 7 to 19 games with each opponent's rating, title, federation and your result. It lists every requirement as met or missed with its Handbook clause. It runs in your browser and sends nothing anywhere. ## How it works Opponent ratings are averaged after the rating floor and the rule for unrated opponents. The average is rounded, your score gives a rating difference from the Handbook table, and your performance rating is the average plus that difference. The mix of titles and federations is then compared with the Handbook annex for the length of the tournament. ## The annex tables every norm title shares The Handbook annex sets the opponent mix by the number of rounds, and the counts are the same for the Grandmaster, International Master, Woman Grandmaster and Woman International Master norms. What differs by title is which titles count as the title the norm needs, and the rating floor below. Each guide to a norm title links here instead of repeating these tables. Opponents by number of rounds, single round event. Games: how many games the event counts as. Needed: opponents holding the title the norm needs, at least. Counting: opponents holding any title that counts, at least. One fed. and Own fed.: the most opponents from one federation, and from your own. Other fed.: federations other than your own, at least.: | Rounds | Games | Needed | Counting | One fed. | Own fed. | Other fed. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | No limit | No limit | None | | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | No limit | No limit | None | | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | | 17 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | | 18 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | | 19 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Clause: B01 Annex, 7 to 19 rounds. Opponents by number of rounds, double round robin, same columns: | Rounds | Games | Needed | Counting | One fed. | Own fed. | Other fed. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Clause: B01 Annex, 7 to 19 rounds. If the lowest rated opponent is under the floor for the title, that opponent counts at the floor when the average is worked out. Rating floor for the lowest rated opponent, by norm title: | Norm title | Floor | | --- | --- | | GM | 2200 | | IM | 2050 | | WGM | 2000 | | WIM | 1850 | Clause: B01 1.4.6. ## What it does not decide Only FIDE grants a norm, on an arbiter's report. The calculator compares your numbers with the listed requirements. ## Frequently asked questions **How many games must my norms cover?** Together at least 27 games (B01 1.5.1), and one event can add at most 13 games (B01 1.7) to that total. The Handbook does not state a number of norms. **Does a norm alone earn me a title?** No. You also need a rating reached at some time: 2500 (B01 1.5.3) for a Grandmaster, 2400 for an International Master, 2300 for a Woman Grandmaster and 2200 for a Woman International Master. **How many rounds a day can a norm event have?** At most 2 (B01 1.1.3) rounds on any one day. **Does this calculator decide whether I have earned a norm?** No. It compares the games you enter with the listed requirements. FIDE grants a norm on the report of the event's arbiter. See also the [title requirements checker](https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-requirements.md) and [how to become a Grandmaster](https://georgelichess.com/titles/grandmaster.md). Checked against the FIDE Handbook edition dated 1 January 2024 on 2026-10-19. ## Related - [Chess title requirements checker](https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-requirements.md) - [How to become a Grandmaster](https://georgelichess.com/titles/grandmaster.md) - [How to become an International Master](https://georgelichess.com/titles/international-master.md) - [Chess performance rating calculator](https://georgelichess.com/tools/performance-rating.md)