Woman FIDE Master

Woman FIDE Master

Woman FIDE Master (WFM) is a chess title awarded by the World Chess Federation FIDE.Restricted to women players, it is the lowest-ranking of the three women's titles awarded by FIDE, which are:
# Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
# Woman International Master (WIM)
# Woman FIDE Master (WFM)The requirements for the WFM title are easier than those for the lowest-ranking unrestricted title, FIDE Master (FM).

The July 2005 FIDE rating list records over 600 women holding the WFM title.

External links

* [http://www.fide.com World Chess Federation FIDE official site]


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