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luzhin657
26-May-24, 07:38
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Yes
There are some Fide Masters. And, I only know this at the top of my head. But, I don't how many, Eugene.
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The 99th percentile
Eugene, if you look at the "stats" page for an established player, under "Chess Rating" you'll see a link (e.g. "99th percentile") to the player's overall standing. Click on this and you'll see other players in the same range. You won't find this link on your personal "stats" page because you still have a provisional rating, but once you establish your rating (which I suspect will quickly improve given your ability), you'll also get an overall rating. If you look at the top players in the 99th percentile, I suspect many of them are FIDE or USCF masters.
Start here: gameknot.com
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I am a USCF senior master and a life member of the USCF.But I have never been directly involved with the FIDE.Never made it to the top with the "big boys".But I have always been content to have won past USCF tournaments,trophies and certificates.It was nice to also participate in USCF postal chess tournaments back in the day when it was popular.And when I was 12 years old,I briefly met Bobby Fischer at the Manhattan Chess Club while he was playing blitz with a few members.Those memories persist,and I never needed the glitz and glamor of the FIDE.
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euro_pop_legend
10-Sep-24, 16:34
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With the FIDE,its norms and the time and dedication needed to prepare,get sponsored,the travel,chess advisors and coaches and a hundred more avenues of dedication...an FIDE GM/IM/FM is in a totally different league of the elite.Personally,no matter what my chess abilities are or were,like many other USCF members,I did not have the time,drive and serious enough willpower to leave my professional careers to enter the "big chess leagues".My career outweighed the ability to pursue chess to its upmost stellar levels in the FIDE.But I have no regrets or real dreams to have reached that high mountain in the sky.Sometimes,being a "small guy" with a few credits is just as good.Staying "in"the limelight is NOT for everyone!
As to some past or present FIDE elites that have been on GK:
masterakobian
rafpig
florinserbin
This link will provide their names,but they are from the old days:
gameknot.com
In that link you will find a few of my posts deleted.That was over a disagreement with GM name calling on GK.But it was pretty much resolved by myself and shamash on page 2 of that link.
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Shamash...
Was a great chess player on GK,a philosopher and a fantastic book advisor to me and others.
He was a member of my old,now closed club on GK.I do not know if he is still alive,since there has been no activity by him on GK since March of 2023.Hope is is well and doing OK.He is missed by many.
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luzhin657
12-Sep-24, 17:34
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I know how difficult it is to become a G.M one our own G.M Keith Arkell whom I know tells a true account in his book Keith's Odyessy's how he chose the road to being a chess professional and his highs and lows, he did it the harder way through weekend local fide rated weekend chess congresses, he was a I.M. for very long time before finally achieving his final Norm and becoming a G.M I like a lot of players when I was young became a strong county standard player, but then like so many of us find the road for considering life as a chess pro to be too distant and tough so you enter the job market instead!? I am now retired and have only returned to chess last 6 months, thankfully I am still able to play a reasonable game level so seems my old marbles are still in working order lolaughes 😆
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Many would be surprised at how many old GM's and IM's are walking around who may have made some great $$ in their younger years(but not all)and today are just making ends meet or are on the poor side.I have personally met two GM's decades ago at Washington Sq Park in NYC who were playing blitz for 10/20 dollars a game betting.Glamor and fame does not always fill the true needs in life with continued financial success and more.Making a "career"with chess,even on the highest levels are for only the very rare and select ones and that number is limited.I know of one GM who made about $300,000 US dollars in his entire GM career and has long since burned the $$ all up.Now,without a good career outside of chess like he eventually got as an MD,he might be eating out of garbage cans today.
Many good careers pay much more handsomely than most GM's make in an entire lifetime of playing chess.So,if I had become a GM 30 years ago,I would still have viewed that as a wonderous dream of excitement and glamor,but underneath it all....I would have known that the "party"must end sometime,I will wake up and find a real job or get back to work.
I have retired in 2004 at age 49 now for 20 years.Not on disability and I am in ultra fine health.I am now 69 years old.Not to brag,but I have two huge houses,many fine cars and a yacht.Being a GM would have never given me that opportunity in life.Still,I admire all GM's and respect them highly and have learned much from their games including meeting a few in person.But...I have also met many relatively poor IM's and GM's as well.So,glamor and fame is usually temporary and usually will not put bread on the table for more than a finite level in time.I love chess,but it has always taken a back seat for me as a "realist".
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I remember Shamash, he was a good guy, like Joe. I remember trying to explain why I like playing slowly in strict correspondence chess style and he said ‘it’s a treasure hunt.’ That was perfect for describing it. Great player.
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Yes.Shamash.His cigar gave him intellectual character.Hope he is ok.
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