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Name Norm Event Date Registered with FIDE
Bellin, Robert GM GibTelecom MastersJan-08 YES
Buckley, Graeme GM Hastings Challengers Jan-96
Ciuksyte, Dagne GM Capelle La Grande 2006 YES
Cobb, Charles GM 4NCL 2002/3 May-03 YES
Crouch, Colin GM Hastings Challengers Jan-92 YES
D'Costa, Lorin GM European Individual Mar-09 YES
Greet, Andrew GM 4NCL 2009-10 May-10 YES
Hawkins, Jonathan GM 4NCL May-11 YES
Hawkins, Jonathan GM British ChampionshipAug-11 YES
Hennigan, Michael GM 4NCL 1998/9 May-99 YES
Hunt, Adam GM 4NCL 2002/3 May-03 YES
Hunt, Adam GM British ChampionshipAug-10 YES
Kilpatrick, Callum GM Livigno, Italy Sep-11 YES
Kinsman, Andrew GM Owens Corning, WrexhamOct-97 YES
Ledger, Andrew GM Isle Of Man Masters Oct-96 YES
Ledger, Andrew GM British Championship Aug-97 YES
Martin, Andrew GM British Championship Aug-97 YES
Palliser, Richard GM 4NCL 2011-12 May-12 YES
Pert, Richard GM 4NCL 2005/6 May-06 YES
Rendle, Thomas GM GibTelecom Masters Feb-07 YES

Allicock, Rawle IM Coulsdon Dec-08 YES
Ashton, Adam IM Swiss Championship 2005
Briscoe, Christopher IM Hastings Masters Jan-07 YES
Britton, Richard IM 4NCL 1993/4 May-94 YES
Brown, Martin IM Gatwick Jubilee Jun-12 YES
Corkett, Anthony IM 4NCL 2004/5 May-05 YES
Dishman, Stephen IM 4NCL 2002/3 May-03 YES
Dorrington, Chris IM 4NCL May-11 YES
Duncan, Chris IM 4NCL 1996/7 Apr-97 YES
Duncan, Chris IM Hastings 1998/9 YES
Duncan, Chris IM South Wales Masters 2001 YES
Dunworth, Chris IM Staunton International Nov-94
Eames, Robert IM European Club Cup Oct-08 YES
Franklin, Samuel IM 4NCL 2011-12 May-12 YES
Franklin, Samuel IM Livigno, Italy Sep-12 YES
Giddins, Stephen IM Lost Boys, AntwerpJul-98
Harley, Andrew IM Lloyds Bank MastersAug-92 YES
Holland, James IM British ChampionshipAug-12 YES
Hon, Andrew IM Lloyds Bank MastersAug-92 YES
Kilpatrick, Callum IM Livigno, Italy Sep-11 YES
Ledger, David IM British ChampionshipAug-99 YES
ledger, David IM European Club Cup Oct-10 YES
Lund, Brett IM 4NCL 1999/0 May-00 YES
Lyell, Mark IM First Saturday IM Budapest YES
Nicholson John G IM Esjberg Masters July 1980 YES
Nicholson John G IM Accountancy Age Masters Nov 1983 YES
Nicholson John G IM Lugano Open March 1985 YES
Pigott, John IM Hampstead IM Nov-98 YES
Pigott, John IM Hastings ChallengersJan-97 YES
Poobalasingam, Peter IM Uxbridge Masters Aug-09 YES
Poobalasingam, PeterIM World Universities Sep-10 YES
Poulton, James IM Lloyds Bank Masters Aug-92 YES
Poulton, James IM Smith & Williamson Young Masters Jul-94 YES
Richardson, John IM Charlton Jubilee International Apr-83 YES
Richardson, John IM 1st Chess Events International Jul-96 YES
Richardson, John IM Budapest First Saturday IM 1996 YES
Richardson, John IM KS Sommerskak Open Copenhagen 1997 YES
Richardson, John IM 4NCL 2004-05 YES
Roberson, Peter IM Gatwick International Aug-12 YES
Rossiter, Philip IM Hastings Challengers Jan-93 YES
Rossiter, Philip IM Lloyds Bank Masters Sep-93 YES
Savage, Ben IM 4NCL 2007/8 May-08 YES
Sowray, Peter IM Hastings Challengers Jan-99 YES
Sowray, Peter IM 4NCL May-10 YES
Sowray, Peter IM 4NCL May-11 YES
Storey, Charles IM British Championship Aug-07 YES
Thomas, Nicholas IM 4NCL 2005/6 May-06 YES
Thompson, Ian IM 4NCL 2009/10 May 10 YES
Twyble, Michael IM 4NCL 2006/7 May-07 YES
Webb, Richard IM 4NCL 1998/9 May-99 YES
Wiley, Tom IM Tatry Open, CZE Oct-02 YES
Woodward, Tim IM Hastings Challengers Jan-03 YES
Woodward, Tim IM Budapest First Saturday Sep-04 YES
Sheldon, Ruth WGM Vera Menchik Memorial Apr-96
Sheldon, Ruth WGM South Wales Masters 2nd Jan 99 YES
Buckley, Melanie WIM 4NCL 1999/0 May-00 YES
Grigoryan, Meri WIM Budapest First Saturday May-09 YES
Yurenok, Maria WIM 1st Fest. Citta de Roseto June 10 YES

Cooper, Lawrence FA 2nd Big Slick International Jul-11 YES
Cooper, Lawrence FA London Classic Women's l Dec-11 YES
Dickinson, Tim FA London Classic FIDE Open Dec-10 YES
Dickinson, Tim FA London Classic FIDE Open Dec-11 YES

Pein, Malcolm IO London Chess Classic Dec-10 YES
Pein, Malcolm IO 3rd London Chess Classic Dec-11 YES

With apologies for the spacing on the list above, can anyone listed without a "YES" next to their norm please forward me a copy of their norm certificate so I can make sure FIDE have a copy.

Lawrence,

I know that Adam Ashton has one IM norm, he got this in the Swiss Championships a few years ago

Alan Walton wrote:Lawrence,

I know that Adam Ashton has one IM norm, he got this in the Swiss Championships a few years ago

Thanks Alan, I had a feeling that the list would be incomplete. Can you private message me his e-mail address?

I've now located a lot of the certificates that FIDE don't have, I'm down to the following:

GM norms:

Buckley, Graeme GM Hastings Challengers
Ciuksyte, Dagne GM Capelle
Crouch, Colin GM Hastings ChallengersJan-92
D'Costa, Lorin GM European IndividualMar-09
Kinsman, Andrew GM Owens Corning, WrexhamOct-97
Martin, Andrew GM British Championship

IM norms:

Ashton, Adam IM Swiss Championship 2005
Duncan, Chris IM Hastings 1998/9
Duncan, Chris IM South Wales Masters 2001
Dunworth, Chris IM Staunton InternationalNov-94
Franklin, Samuel IM Livigno, Italy Sep-12
Giddins, Stephen IM Lost Boys, AntwerpJul-98
Richardson, John IM 4 norms
Rossiter, Philip IM Lloyds Bank Masters Sep-93

WGM norm:

Sheldon, Ruth WGM Vera Menchik Memorial Apr-96

Lawrence Cooper wrote

I've now located a lot of the certificates that FIDE don't have, I'm down to the following:

It would indeed be a tragedy if one of the certificates in particular remained undiscovered

Giddins, Stephen IM Lost Boys, AntwerpJul-98

John Philpott wrote:It would indeed be a tragedy if one of the certificates in particular remained undiscovered

Giddins, Stephen IM Lost Boys, AntwerpJul-98

Unfortunately my sources tell me the precious document was left on an antique shelf and has been eaten by termites to the utter despair of the vengeful owner.

I'm pleased to see that the FIDE website has been updated with 11 English GM norms, 21 IM norms and 2 WIM norms added. There should be 5 further GM norms, 8 IM norms and 2 WGM norms. I have submitted IM title applications for Peter Sowray & Chris Duncan (both conditional on them reaching 2400) and hope to complete applications for John Richardson & John Nicholson soon, again both conditional on rating.

It is very regrettable that some of these applications (and norms) weren't submitted sooner, some date back many years.

The links can be viewed here: http://ratings.fide.com/title_norms.pht ... ountry=ENG

Do (successful?) title applications attract a charge, or is payment only required on final award of the title?

Richard Bates wrote:Do (successful?) title applications attract a charge, or is payment only required on final award of the title?

Payment will be required at the time of the application. It's a case of weighing up if to apply now and possibly not get the 2400 rating or not apply, get to 2400 and then find out there's a problem with one of the norms. Clearly it would have been a lot cheaper if the applications had been submitted when these players gained their third norm, or at least when the rules changed so that norms didn't expire.

Is the application done at the request of the players concerned then (since presumably they will be billed)? Who is John Nicholson?

Yes, applications would only be made at the request of the player.

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=401730

John has several norms and an application should have been made at the time the rules were changed meaning that norms no longer expired. Needless to say, trying to find crosstables for events played in the 80s and getting federations to sign the certificates is not an easy task.

I've now located a lot of the certificates that FIDE don't have, I'm down to the following:

GM norms:

Buckley, Graeme GM Hastings Challengers
D'Costa, Lorin GM European IndividualMar-09

IM norms:

Ashton, Adam IM Swiss Championship 2005
Dunworth, Chris IM Staunton InternationalNov-94
Franklin, Samuel IM Livigno, Italy Sep-12
Giddins, Stephen IM Lost Boys, AntwerpJul-98

WGM norm:

Sheldon, Ruth WGM Vera Menchik Memorial Apr-96

Heroic work on behalf of others as usual Lawrence - I hope the players involved appreciate the time and effort you are putting into this. As a minimum it should eradicate your bar bill for the 4NCL season I hope.

I'll buy Lawrence a drink if he can locate my medal and title certificate which the BCF never passed on to me, and is probably still in Hastings somewhere. Do FIDE do duplicates?

Richard Bates wrote:I'll buy Lawrence a drink if he can locate my medal and title certificate which the BCF never passed on to me, and is probably still in Hastings somewhere. Do FIDE do duplicates?

I asked for a replacement certificate for my International Organiser title on the grounds that the way it was that it was packed caused the pin on the badge to leave a hole in the certificate