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How do I know when I am eligible for the FOA Title?

You can claim your title when you have reached certain rating on World Chess and held it for a certain number of games.

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FOA Titles are official online titles recognized by FIDE and included in the FIDE regulations. To see your progress, click on your Avatar in the upper right corner of World Chess and then on "My Profile".

Here is an easy reference to see when you are eligible for the titles. For this player, the next FOA Title will be AGM if the player manages to reach the rating of 2000 in rapid and play 50 rated games not dropping the rating.

FOA Title eligibility requirements:

πŸ‘‘ Arena Grandmaster (AGM) β€” Rating 2000; the player must maintain the rating at or above 2000 for 50 games for Rapid time control or 100 games for Blitz or 150 games for Bullet to qualify for the online title.

πŸ‘‘ Arena International Master (AIM) β€” Rating 1700; the player must maintain the rating at or above 1700 for 50 games for Rapid time control or 100 games for Blitz or 150 games for Bullet to qualify for the online title.

πŸ‘‘ Arena FIDE Master (AFM) β€” Rating 1400; the player must maintain the rating at or above 1400 for 50 games for Rapid time control or 100 games for Blitz or 150 games for Bullet to qualify for the online title.

πŸ‘‘ Arena Candidate Master (ACM) β€” Rating 1100; the player must maintain the rating at or above 1100 for 50 games for Rapid time control or 100 games for Blitz or 150 games for Bullet to qualify for the online title.

In your World Chess profile, there is a useful guide that shows you where you are in your journey for the official FOA Title. After a rated game, you will also get a hint on how many games you need to reach the title.

Once you reached the required rating and number of games, your title will appear in your World Chess profile and will sync with your FIDE profile within 24 hours. You will have this title for life. It will reflect on your FIDE profile and World Chess pages as well as at the OTB tournaments.

You will also get an official FIDE certificate β€” go to your profile page to check it out! Your official FOA certificate will be on your left. To download it just click on the "PDF" button!.

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