18-07-2012, 09:32 PM
Quote:The Candidate Master title is purely a vanity title introduced by Stewart Reuben. It has no value whatsoever to an event. I don't know what the Chess Scotland policy on these titles is (they pay for all others) but I would certainly vote against CS paying for these.
This is not personal but it really is as close to a meaningless title as you can get
I understand it's of no value to an event, but as far as I am concerned (and this is not persoanl
) it is far more meaningful than, for example, WFM. For that matter, isn't FM pretty meaningless nowadays as it only requires a rating rather than norms? 100 point difference isn't that huge:\
In any event, it does get free membership for various chess sites - so, if I'm willing to pay for it, how do I go about applying for it (again, CS application?)? I seem to remember Paul Roberts getting his CM at the SNCL a year or 2 back, possibly Phil Giulian too (although I thought he was FM?!)