tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post5206452336848161440..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: James Morris Bags IM TitleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-16246976856839524932009-06-27T23:41:43.211+09:002009-06-27T23:41:43.211+09:00I hope James changes his name at ChessChat to IMTh...I hope James changes his name at ChessChat to IMTheRealDeal :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-3136672074411169722009-06-27T19:14:35.357+09:002009-06-27T19:14:35.357+09:00"very sub-FM" is perhaps a little bit ha..."very sub-FM" is perhaps a little bit harsh on James' performance when he won his FM title. His TPR was only 2110 but given that several of his opponents had no FIDE rating a case can be made that it was really more like a 2200 performance. I said at the time that it would make more sense for FIDE to award CM rather than FM to players who record sub-2300 performances otherwise meeting the Zonal FM requirements, but while James' performance then was certainly sub-FM I wouldn't say it was *very* sub-FM.Kevin Bonhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845545257440242894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-23122449897153117972009-06-26T22:53:49.319+09:002009-06-26T22:53:49.319+09:00As I said in a previous thread, one can knock a so...As I said in a previous thread, one can knock a soft FM title obtained for a very sub-FM performance, and praise an IM title for what would have been a convincing norm in a non-zonal tournament. The two are unrelated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-65312267905316598922009-06-26T14:26:50.942+09:002009-06-26T14:26:50.942+09:00this way to the GM title Mr. Morris ----> :)this way to the GM title Mr. Morris ----> :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-81299277527046661522009-06-26T14:19:42.154+09:002009-06-26T14:19:42.154+09:00Congratulations James!
:)Congratulations James!<br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-23310549665322741572009-06-26T14:06:31.197+09:002009-06-26T14:06:31.197+09:00Maybe the knockers of his FM title can give it a b...Maybe the knockers of his FM title can give it a break now?<br /><br />Congratulations James - it has always been obvious you are highly motivated and care deeply for the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-76697576673627083172009-06-26T13:33:19.813+09:002009-06-26T13:33:19.813+09:00Well done James!Well done James!Barrynoreply@blogger.com