FIDE Master

Maybe I've told myself to be a better student as a chess coach instead of being a player myself.

Having said that, I still have some ideas if things stabilize in my life to maybe go back to tournament practice and maybe try to become a FIDE Master at some point.

Okay, so it's not dead

yet.

So maybe I can prove those people wrong, you know? I just can't improve.

Okay, yeah, yeah.

We will all be rooting for you to come back and become not FIDE master, grandmaster.

Oh my God,

You can get a lot from podcasts if they're well-researched.

His success in attaining the title of FIDE Master at the age of 16 and his subsequent failure over the following six years to qualify for the International Master title.

His interest in everything about her.

Did she have a happy childhood? Was she popular in school? Was she always so beautiful or did she grow into her looks more? to reconstruct her life for him, the story of her life, her personality, to make herself interesting to him.

Okay.

So it seems like you have found an interesting way around the problem of getting titles.

Because the only way you can get titles, generally, is over the board.

But you're like, "That is not true." So tell us, tell us about your title journey.

Okay.

Um-

Right

... what, what do you think of these titles, Kawane? Do you think it's, it's worth having 'em? Um, you know, like, what, what are your thoughts when you reflect on these titles?

Exactly.

That's why I usually use like the, uh, I usually use like my National Championship titles or I also had like, uh, Senior Master and FIDE Master titles, yeah.

Okay.

Is it like a decision? Is there a board that's like, "Now you're grand master," or how does it work for that? [laughs]