Sherwood, Russell Thursday, December 27, 2018
In preparation for the WCCF AGM I started some preparation, which due to pressures of work I was unable to complete, I will release this in a few articles over coming weeks.
A friend always tells me he has a plan with regard to Norms and ratings. An area I examined was that of where IM Norms are generated. This data was gathered from all of the Titles awarded in the last few years - so is not a full data set but a data set of those who have been successful in there quest to achieve the ICCF-IM Title.
By Category
| Row Labels |
Count of 1 |
Min |
|
| 1 |
1 |
2251 |
CCM-A |
| 2 |
3 |
2276 |
| 3 |
7 |
2301 |
MN-B |
| 4 |
11 |
2326 |
| 5 |
8 |
2351 |
MN-A |
| 6 |
10 |
2376 |
| 7 |
8 |
2401 |
SIM-B |
| 8 |
18 |
2426 |
SIM-A |
| 9 |
6 |
2451 |
GM-B |
| 10 |
3 |
2476 |
GM-A |
| 11 |
1 |
2501 |
|
| Grand Total |
76 |
|
|
Here I added the approximate rating bands of the new Title Tournaments. What does this tell us? Draw your own conclusions but few Norms are achieved below Cat 3 Tournaments, so these should be avoided if the Norm is your primary objective. The New Master Norm-A event looks to be a happy hunting ground for the IM Norm
When the type of event is examined some interesting results appear
| Row Labels |
Count of Open |
| Inv |
12 |
| CL |
11 |
| WC SF |
9 |
| Zonal Ch |
7 |
| Zonal TC |
7 |
| Master Norm |
5 |
| Open |
5 |
| WC PR |
4 |
| GM Norm |
4 |
| Oly P |
3 |
| Memorial |
3 |
| Inter Z |
2 |
| Oly F |
2 |
| Inter TC |
2 |
| Grand Total |
76 |
The majority of IM Norms do not appear in open entry events! This was a big driver for the new Norm events!
So looking at this the aim, to make your path slightly easier is to get to a rating of 2380+ to be able to enter Master Norm A events (or higher), or ensure you are on your National Federation's radar (and in good standing!) when Team selection time comes around.
Next Time we look at these SIM Norms
Updated Thursday, December 27, 2018 by Russell Sherwood
