Oceania Zonal 2015 July 4-10

[Leonkempen]

Thank you, David

[MichaelBaron]

I'm looking forward to this event I've never played a zonal before and I am chasing a (WCM) title

You are certainly stronger than certain WIMs

[AzureBlue]

I'm looking forward to this event I've never played a zonal before and I am chasing a (WCM) title

You are certainly stronger than certain WIMs

And certainly stronger than some WGMs even Some of these titled players are near the FIDE rating floor

Source: http://www.chessrating.info/statistics.php

Lowest rated:

GM = 2170
IM = 1839
WGM = 1868
FM = 1360
WIM = 1630
CM = 1305
WFM = 1274
WCM = 1084

Also surprising to see that the lowest rated FM is quite a bit lower than the lowest rated WIM

[MichaelBaron]

And certainly stronger than some WGMs even Some of these titled players are near the FIDE rating floor

Source: http://www.chessrating.info/statistics.php

Lowest rated:

GM = 2170
IM = 1839
WGM = 1868
FM = 1360
WIM = 1630
CM = 1305
WFM = 1274
WCM = 1084

Also surprising to see that the lowest rated FM is quite a bit lower than the lowest rated WIM

Such is the nature of the soft titles

[Garvinator]

Such is the nature of the soft titles

1 kg of weetbix on sale at coles for about $5 atm btw.

[Tony Dowden]

As posted before;

In the latest handbook, FIDE have tightened the Direct Title Regulations from Zonals (Sub-Continental Individual). (http://www.fide.com/component/handbo...3&view=article)

To obtain:
IM/WIM must get =1st in the tournament (this includes the already-titled GMs/IMs playing in the tournament) and Silver/Bronze (2nd/3rd) only get IM/WIM norms (as opposed to titles as per the handbook in July 2013).
FM/WFM need 6/9 (up from 4.5/9 a few years ago)
CM/WCM need 4.5/9 (up from 40% a few years ago)
I believe the limit of 1 IM/WIM titles and 2 FM/WFM titles is still in place.

Thanks AzureBlue

[Capablanca-Fan]

Such is the nature of the soft titles

Well, at least Arthur Bisguier's GM title was not soft, since those who gained the title in the 1950s and 1960s deserved it, but he is 85 now.

[AzureBlue]

Site is up: https://sites.google.com/site/2015oceaniazonal/home

[Alana]

Site is up: https://sites.google.com/site/2015oceaniazonal/home

Thanks for sharing the link

[ER]

Thanks Jenny. I entered!

[mishahu]

Hi all, please continue discussion of this tournament to the new thread http://www.chesschat.org/showthread....L-ANNOUNCEMENT

Thanks