<aside> π‘ This information is about FIDE Online Arena, the Official FIDE Gaming Platform. You can read more about FOA titles here. If you have any questions about the ratings of Arena, please contact us at [email protected].
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<aside> π‘ Arena Grandmaster (AGM) β 2000 Rating Arena International Master (AIM) β 1700 Rating Arena FIDE Master (AFM) β 1400 Rating Arena Candidate Master (ACM) β 1100 Rating
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<aside> π‘ Link to the full FIDE Online Arena Regulations
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You can obtain the FOA Title recognized by FIDE by playing FOA-rated games on FIDE Online Arena. This online title will appear in your profile card on the FIDE website.
Unlike over-the-board titles, the FOA titles do not differentiate by sex and apply to both women and men equally. The online titles are automatic: once the player reaches a certain rating and is able to maintain it for a required number of games, he or she is eligible for the online title. A player can request the online title on his profile page, and once the online title fee is paid, it will appear in the player's Arena profile. The online title will also be reflected in the player's FIDE profile card.
A player may become eligible for more than one title and it is possible to obtain either the higher or the lower online title.
If a player qualified for the higher online title, he can receive it by paying the difference between the lower and the higher-online title fee (meaning that the player will not pay for the same online title twice). There is no need to extend the online title, it's assigned once and is valid for a lifetime.
π 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.
π 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.
π 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.
π 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.
Players who receive a message that they are eligible for an FOA title are prompted to acquire their online title. An online title's eligibility is lost when the player remains under the online title's threshold for more than 30 days in the specified time control.
Only players with active FIDE Online Arena subscriptions are eligible to receive online titles recognized by FIDE.
If a player's rating drops under the threshold, the number of games is reset to zero for this time control category. The number of games in different time control categories is not affected.