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title: "Chess title requirements checker"
url: "https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-requirements.md"
canonical_url: "https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-requirements"
last_updated: "2026-10-22"
type: "tool"
summary: "Enter your highest rating, your norms and the games they cover, and see which FIDE title requirements you meet and what remains, with each Handbook clause."
related: ["https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-norm-calculator.md", "https://georgelichess.com/titles/grandmaster.md", "https://georgelichess.com/titles/fide-master.md", "https://georgelichess.com/titles/woman-grandmaster.md"]
---

# Chess title requirements checker

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Enter your highest rating, your norms and the games they cover, and see which FIDE title requirements you meet and what remains, with each Handbook clause.

The title requirements checker compares your highest FIDE rating, the norms you have earned and the games they cover with the listed requirements for a FIDE title. Each requirement shows as met or with what remains, next to its Handbook clause. It runs in your browser and sends nothing anywhere.

## How titles are earned

Some titles come from norms plus a rating, others from a rating alone. The guides explain each: [How to become a Grandmaster](https://georgelichess.com/titles/grandmaster.md), [How to become an International Master](https://georgelichess.com/titles/international-master.md), [How to become a FIDE Master](https://georgelichess.com/titles/fide-master.md), [How to become a Candidate Master](https://georgelichess.com/titles/candidate-master.md), [How to become a Woman Grandmaster](https://georgelichess.com/titles/woman-grandmaster.md), [How to become a Woman International Master](https://georgelichess.com/titles/woman-international-master.md).

## What it does not decide

Conditions that numbers cannot show are marked to confirm, and FIDE alone decides a title application.

## Frequently asked questions

**Which titles does the checker cover?**

The Candidate Master, FIDE Master, International Master and Grandmaster titles and the women's versions, with the route each one uses: a rating alone, or norms plus a rating.

**Does the rating I enter have to be a published rating?**

No. The Handbook asks for a rating reached at some time, published or interim (2500 (B01 1.5.3) is the Grandmaster level for a norm application).

**How many rated games do I need behind a rating-based title?**

At least 30 rated games (B01 1.3) for a rating reached after 2017-07-01.

**Does a FIDE title expire?**

No. A FIDE title is valid for life (B01 0.4).

See also the [title norm calculator](https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-norm-calculator.md).

Checked against the FIDE Handbook edition dated 1 January 2024 on 2026-10-19.

## Related

- [Chess title norm calculator](https://georgelichess.com/tools/title-norm-calculator.md)
- [How to become a Grandmaster](https://georgelichess.com/titles/grandmaster.md)
- [How to become a FIDE Master](https://georgelichess.com/titles/fide-master.md)
- [How to become a Woman Grandmaster](https://georgelichess.com/titles/woman-grandmaster.md)