This page lists FIDE title norms and other title milestones achieved by Irish players, and norms achieved in Irish events (non-Irish players shown in italics) (list covers 2006 onwards), plus progress of Irish players towards titles. The titles covered are FM / WFM and above.
- 2006
- Poornima Menon Jayadev (profile). WFM direct title result (66⅔% or more over at least 9 games at Women’s Olympiad: 6/10, and 6/9 excluding last game, at Turin Women’s Olympiad 2006, May 20-June 4, 2006 (record)).
- 2007
- Joe Ryan (profile). IM norm (first). I Tancats Estiu Mataró MI 2007, Mataró ESP, July 23-31, 2007. 9 games. Norm submitted but certificate of title result not available.
- 2008
- Joe Ryan (profile). IM norm (second). Tancat Foment Martinenc MI 2007, Barcelona ESP, March 16-24, 2008. 9 games. Norm submitted but certificate of title result not available.
- Sam Collins (profile). GM norm (first). First Saturday GM, Budapest HUN, October 4-13, 2008. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- 2010
- Sam Collins (profile). GM norm (second). , Tromsø NOR, July 31-August 8, 2010. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Alex Lopez (profile). IM norm (second). Dún Laoghaire Centenary GM 2010. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Alex Lopez (profile). IM norm (third, reaching number of games required). London Chess Classic FIDE Open 2010, December 8-15, 2010. 9 games. Certificate of title result. Rating requirement met (November 2010: 2413). Title application. Title approved at 2nd Quarter Presidential Board Meeting, June 4-7, 2011.
- 2012
- Ryan-Rhys Griffiths (profile). IM norm (first). 4NCL Division 1 2012-13, England (various sites) (team: Barbican 4NCL 1/2). 11 games. Certificate of title result.
- Monika Gedvilaite (profile). WFM direct title result (65% or more over at least 9 games at Women’s Olympiad: 7/9 at Istanbul Women’s Olympiad 2012, August 28-September 9, 2012 (record)).
- 2013
- Ryan-Rhys Griffiths (profile). IM norm (second). Czech Open A 2013, Pardubice CZE. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Stephen Jessel (profile). IM norm (first). Interclubs Adultes – Nationale I 2013-14, France (various sites), October 12, 2013-April 6, 2014. 11 games. Certificate of title result.
- Karina Kruk (later Karina Campbell) (profile). WFM direct title result (65% or more over at least 9 games at Women’s Olympiad: 6½/9 at Tromsø Women’s Olympiad 2014, August 1-14, 2014 (record)).
- 2015
- Björn Þorfinnsson (Iceland) (profile). GM norm (first). Bunratty Classic 2015, Bunratty, Co. Clare, February 18-22, 2015. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- Justin Tan (Australia) (profile). IM norm (third and final; rating simultaneously reached the required 2400). Bunratty Classic 2015, Bunratty, Co. Clare, February 18-22, 2015 (see also above). 9 games. IM title application. Note: GM title awarded 2018.
- Stephen Jessel (profile). IM norm (second). Metz Open A 2015, Metz FRA, April 20-26, 2015. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- John L. Hughes (profile). IM norm (first). Badalona International Open 2015, Barcelona ESP, August 2-10, 2015. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- David Fitzsimons (profile). IM norm (first). 4NCL Division 1 2015-16, England (various sites) (team: Wood Green HK), November 14, 2015-May 2, 2016. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- 2016
- Stephen Jessel (profile). IM norm (third, reaching required number of games). Festival de Meurthe-et-Moselle 2016 – Tournoi B, Meurthe-et-Moselle FRA, February 17-21, 2016. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Joe Ryan (profile). IM norm (third, reaching required number of games). IV Cerrado Internacional U.E. Montcada, Montcada i Reixac ESP, June 25-July 3, 2016. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Stephen Jessel (profile). IM norm (fourth, not required). Interclubs Adultes – National 2 2016-17, France (various sites), October 8, 2016-April 2, 2017. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- David Fitzsimons (profile). IM norm (second). 4NCL Division 1 2016-17, England (various sites) (team: Wood Green HK), November 19, 2016-May 1, 2017. 10 games. Certificate of title result.
- 2017
- Carl Strugnell (Wales) (profile). IM norm (third). Tralee Classic GM Norm 2017, Tralee, Co. Kerry, April 13-17, 2017. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- Joe Ryan (profile). IM norm (fourth, not required). XXIX Internacional Vila de Sant Boi – Memorial Mateu Chalmeta – Group A, Sant Boi de Llobregat ESP, April 17-June 16, 2017. 9 games. Norm submitted but certificate of title result not available.
- Diana Mirza (profile). WFM direct title result (joint first in World Schools Girls U17 Championship, Iaşi ROM, April 21-May 1, 2017 (record).
- Ioana Gelip (profile) transferred from ROU to IRL registration, with effect in the June 2017 list, and simultaneously was registered with the WFM title. She had reached rating 2100 in December 2013 (2101).
- Philip Short ( (via the Wayback Machine)). IM norm (first). Irish Championship 2017, Ennis, Co. Clare, July 29-August 6, 2017. 9 games. Norm not submitted.
- David Fitzsimons (profile). IM norm (third, reaching required number of games). 4NCL Division 1 2017-18, England (various sites) (team: Wood Green HK), November 11, 2017-May 5, 2018. 11 games, counting as 9 game IM norm after removal of rounds 10 and 11 under rule 1.42e (FIDE Handbook, version of 1 July 2017). Certificate of title result. Rating requirement met April 4, 2015 (interim rating 2406.4 after round 4 of Southend Congress 2015). Title application. Title approved at 2nd Quarter Presidential Board Meeting, July 8-11, 2018.
- 2018
- Sam Collins (profile). GM norm (third, reaching required number of games). Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2018, Dublin, January 3-7, 2018. 9 games. Norm submitted but certificate of title result not available.
- Stephen Jessel (profile). IM norm (fifth; not required). Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2018, Dublin, January 3-7, 2018. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- Alex Lopez (profile). GM norm (first). ICU Easter Festival 2018 GM Norm Event, Dublin, March 28-April 1, 2018. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- Suren Poghosyan (Armenia) (profile). IM norm. ICU Easter Festival 2018 GM Norm Event, Dublin, March 28-April 1, 2018. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- Conor O’Donnell (profile). IM norm (first). ICU Easter Festival 2018 IM Norm Event, Dublin, March 28-April 1, 2018. 9 games; counts as 10 game norm under rule 1.41d (FIDE Handbook, ). Norm not yet submitted.
- David Murray (profile). IM norm (first), Irish Championship 2018, Dublin, August 4-12, 2018. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Conor O’Donnell (profile). IM norm (second), Irish IM Norm League 2018, Dublin, August 17-September 15, 2018. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Conor E. Murphy (profile). IM norm (first), Hastings Masters 2018-19, Hastings ENG, December 28, 2018-January 6, 2019. 10 games. Certificate of title result.
- Trisha Kanyamarala (profile). WIM norm (first), IIFL Wealth Mumbai Open 2018-19. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- 2019
- Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson (Iceland) (profile). IM norm (first), Glorney Gilbert IM Norm Event 2019, Dundalk, Co. Louth, August 20-24, 2019. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Trisha Kanyamarala (profile). WIM norm (second), Glorney Gilbert IM Norm Event 2019, Dundalk, Co. Louth, August 20-24, 2019 (see also above). 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Conor E. Murphy (profile). IM norm (second), 18th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev “A” Tournament, Sunny Beach BUL, September 6-15, 2019. 9 games; counts as 10 game norm under rule 1.41d (FIDE Handbook, version of 1 July 2017). Certificate of title result.
- 2020
- Trisha Kanyamarala (profile). WGM norm (first), WIM norm (third, meeting required number of games), ICU New Year IM Norm Event 2 2020, Dublin, January 2-6, 2020. 9 games; counts as 10 game WIM norm under rule 1.41d (FIDE Handbook, version of 1 July 2017). Certificate of title result. Rating requirement met (August 2019 list: 2238). Title application not available. Title approved at 90th FIDE Congress, February 27-29, 2020.
- 2021
- Conor E. Murphy (profile). IM norm (third, reaching required number of games), Muswell Hill IM Norm Event 2021, Newcastle ENG, August 9-13, 2021. 9 games. Certificate of title result. Rating requirement met (October 2019 list: 2407). Title application. Title approved at 2021 3rd FIDE Council, October 27, 2021.
- Conor E. Murphy (profile). GM norm (first), Northumbria Masters GM Event 2021, Newcastle ENG, August 26-30, 2021. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Tarun Kanyamarala (profile). IM norm (first), 1st EJCOA Forest Hill Invitational—IM Norm, Newcastle ENG, October 25-29, 2021. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- Tarun Kanyamarala (profile). IM norm (second), 2nd EJCOA Forest Hill Invitational—IM Norm, Newcastle ENG, December 17-21, 2021. 9 games. Certificate of title result.
- 2022
- Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson (Iceland) (profile). GM norm (first), Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2022, Dublin, January 2-6, 2022. 9 games. Norm submitted but certificate of title result not available.
- Tarun Kanyamarala (profile). IM norm (third, reaching required number of games), Irish National Team Championship 2022, Dublin, March 16-20, 2022. 9 games; counts as 10 game IM norm under rule 1.4.1d (FIDE Handbook, version of 1 January 2022). Certificate of title result. Rating requirement met (April 2022 list: 2403). Title application. Title approved at 2nd FIDE Council Meeting, Chennai IND, August 4, 2022.
- Tom O’Gorman (profile). IM norm (first), European Individual Chess Championship 2022, Terme Čatež SLO, March 27-April 6, 2022. 11 games. Certificate of title result.
- Conor E. Murphy (profile), IM 2021. GM norm (second), Chennai Olympiad 2022, July 29-August 9, 2022. 9 games; counts as 10 game GM norm under rule 1.4.1d (FIDE Handbook, version of 1 January 2022). Certificate of title result not available.
- Tarun Kanyamarala (profile). IM norm (fourth; not needed), Chennai Olympiad 2022, July 29-August 9, 2022. 10 games. Norm not submitted (achieved after title application submitted, but before title approved).
- Alice O’Gorman (profile). WFM direct title result (65% or more over at least 9 games at Women’s Olympiad: 7/9 at Chennai Women’s Olympiad 2022, July 29-August 9, 2022 (record, unofficial list of canadidate WFMs)), having achieved a rating of 1900 (1906, March 2017))).
- Gordon Freeman (profile). FM direct title result (65% or more over at least 7 games at Continental Team (or Club): 7/9 at European Club Cup 2022, October 3-9, 2022 (record), having achieved a rating of 2100 (2101, October 2004)).
- Colin Menzies (profile). FM direct title result (65% or more over at least 7 games at Continental Team (or Club): 7/9 at European Club Cup 2022, October 3-9, 2022 (record), having achieved a rating of 2100 (2107, May 2010)).
- Rory Quinn (profile). FM direct title result (65% or more over at least 7 games at Continental Team (or Club): 7/9 at European Club Cup 2022, October 3-9, 2022 (record), having achieved a rating of 2100 (2114, July 2012)).
- 2024
- Tom O’Gorman (profile). IM norm (second), Sheffield Masters 2024, Sheffield ENG, April 10-14, 2024. 9 games. Norm not yet submitted.
- Progress of Irish players towards titles:
- GM:
- Alexander Baburin (profile). IM 1990, GM 1996.
- IM:
- Sam Collins (profile), FM 2003, IM 2004. Three GM norms, covering 27 games; remaining requirement: reach 2500 rating.
- David Fitzsimons (profile), FM 2012, IM 2018.
- Mark Heidenfeld (profile), IM 1998.
- Tarun Kanyamarala (profile), FM 2019. IM 2022.
- Brian Kelly (profile), IM 1998. Two GM norms, covering 18 games; reached rating 2500 (July 2005 list: 2504). Remaining requirement: one GM norm, covering 9 games.
- Alex Lopez (profile), FM 2006, IM 2011. One GM norm, covering 9 games. Remaining requirements: norms covering 18 games, reach 2500 rating.
- Conor E. Murphy (profile), FM 2017, IM 2021. Two GM norms, covering 19 games. Remaining requirements: one norm covering 8 games, reach 2500 rating.
- Mark J. L. Orr (profile), FM 1985, IM 1988.
- Mark Quinn (profile), IM 1997.
- Gavin Wall (profile), IM 2003.
- FM:
- Stephen Brady (profile), FM 1992. Reached 2400 rating (interim rating 2416, May 2012). Remaining requirements: norms covering 27 games.
- Colm Daly (profile), FM 1998. Two IM norms, covering 18 games; remaining requirements: norm covering 9 games, reach 2400 rating.
- John Delaney (profile), FM 1990. One IM norm (Olympiad) covering 11 games, and counting as 11 or 20 games (rules have changed). Remaining requirements: norms covering either 7 or 16 games, reach 2400 rating.
- Killian Delaney (profile), FM 2020.
- Paul Delaney (profile), FM 1983.
- David Dunne (profile), FM 1983.
- Gordon Freeman (profile), FM 2022.
- Ryan-Rhys Griffiths (profile), FM 2011. Two IM norms, covering 20 games. Remaining requirements: norm covering 9 games, reach 2400 rating.
- Stephen Jessel (profile), FM 2006. Five IM norms, covering 47 games. Remaining requirement: reach 2400 rating.
- Henry Li (profile), FM 2019.
- Daire McMahon (profile), FM 2011.
- Karl McPhillips (profile), FM 2015.
- Colin Menzies (profile), FM 2022.
- Kevin J. O’Connell (profile), FM 2006.
- Conor O’Donnell (profile), FM 2015. Two IM norms, counting as 19 games, reached rating 2400 (live rating 2401.2 after round 4 of Irish Championship 2017, August 2017). Remaining requirement: norm covering 8 games.
- Tom O’Gorman (profile), FM 2017. Two IM norms, covering 20 games. Reached 2400 rating (June 2022 list: 2401). Remaining requirement: norm covering 7 games.
- Rory Quinn (profile), FM 2022.
- Joe Ryan (profile), FM 2001. Four IM norms, covering 36 games. Remaining requirement: reach 2400 rating.
- Philip Short (1960-2018) (profile (via the Wayback Machine)) (FM 1990) achieved one IM norm, covering 9 games.
- Andrew Philip Smith (profile), FM 1994.
- Kavin Venkatesan (profile), FM 2023.
- FM a.b.c. (all but certificate: players who have reached 2300 rating prior to 1 July 2017)*:
- Pat Carton (profile) (2300, January 1985).
- Tom Clarke (bio) (1959-2007) (2315, January 1985).
- David Cox (profile) (2325, July 1973).
- Paul Henry (profile) (2400, January 1979). Reached rating 2400. Remaining requirements for IM title: norms covering 27 games.
- Bernard Kernan (profile) (2395, January 1979).
- Nick Patterson (profile) (2360, January 1978).
- Conor O’Shaughnessy (profile) (2340, July 1993). One IM norm, covering 11 games. Remaining requirements for IM title: norms covering 16 games, reach rating 2400.
- Other:
- John L. Hughes (profile). One IM norm, covering 9 games. Remaining requirements: norms covering 18 games, reach 2400 rating.
- David Murray (profile). One IM norm, covering 9 games. Remaining requirements: norms covering 18 games, reach 2400 rating.
- Women’s titles:
- WGM:
- None.
- WIM:
- Trisha Kanyamarala (profile), WFM 2019, WIM 2020. 1 WGM norm, covering 9 games; reached 2300 rating (live rating 2305.88 after round 7 of New Year Norm Section C (order of events Armstrong Cup round 4-5—New Year Norm Section C—4NCL—Armstrong Cup round 6—Gonzaga Masters)). Remaining requirements for WGM title: norms covering 18 games.
- WFM:
- Monika Gedvilaite (profile), WFM 2012.
- Ioana Gelip (profile), WFM 2017.
- Karina Campbell (formerly Karina Kruk) (profile), WFM 2014.
- Hannah Lowry-O’Reilly (profile), WFM 2004.
- Poornima Menon Jayadev (profile), WFM 2006.
- Diana Mirza (profile), WFM 2017.
- WFM a.b.c. (all but certificate: players who have reached 2100 rating prior to 1 July 2017, or who reached 2100 rating after that date and with 30 rated games, or who qualified for a direct title)*:
- Suzanne Connolly (profile) (2105, July 1998).
- Ann Delaney (profile) (2135, January 1987).
- Alice O’Gorman (profile) (direct title result (65% or more over at least 9 games at Women’s Olympiad: 7/9 at Chennai Women’s Olympiad 2022 (record, unofficial list of canadidate WFMs)), having achieved a rating of 1900 (1906, March 2017)).
- Mairéad O’Siochru (profile) (2105, January 1989).
- * Note: From 1 July 2017 to 1 January 2022, the requirement for the title of FM (resp. WFM) by rating was to have achieved a rating at some time or other of 2300 (resp. 2100), “having at that time played at least 30 rated games”. Requirements for the title have varied down the years, but immediately previous rules (1 July 2014 to 30 June 2017) had no requirement on number of games. This did not make it clear whether ratings achieved prior to 1 July 2017 would suffice. From 1 January 2022, the requirement for the title of FM (resp. WFM) is that “Titles may be gained by achieving a published or interim rating at some time (see 1.53a). For ratings achieved after 1st July 2017, the player must at that time have played at least 30 rated games.” This seems to clarify that the players listed as FM a.b.c. and WFM a.b.c. here are eligible for the respective titles.
- References:
- International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission), as approved by the 1982 General Assembly and amended by the General Assemblies of 1984 to 1994, 1997 and 1998, FIDE Handbook, as of November 20, 2002 (via the Wayback Machine)
- International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission) as approved by the 1982 General Assembly and amended by the General Assemblies of 1984 to 2004, FIDE Handbook, as of May 28, 2009 (via the Wayback Machine)
- International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission) as approved by the 1982 General Assembly and amended by the General Assemblies of 1984 to 2008, FIDE Handbook, as of May 1, 2012 (via the Wayback Machine)
- International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission) as approved by the 1982 General Assembly and amended by the General Assemblies of 1984 to 2011, FIDE Handbook, as of February 4, 2013 (via the Wayback Machine)
- International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission), (FIDE title regulations effective from 1 July 2013, FIDE title regulations valid until 30 June 2013, Table for direct titles effective from 1 July 2013), FIDE Handbook, as of February 19, 2014 (via the Wayback Machine)
- FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 July 2014 till 30 June 2017, FIDE Handbook
- FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2021, FIDE Handbook
- Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017 till 31 December 2023, FIDE Handbook
- FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2022 till 31 December 2022, FIDE Handbook
- Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 January 2024, FIDE Handbook
- FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 January 2024, FIDE Handbook
Last updated April 23, 2024.