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Arena Grandmaster

The Arena Grandmaster (AGM) is a chess title awarded by the FIDE Online Arena (FOA), the official online gaming platform of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). It is the highest title available through the FOA, ranking below traditional over-the-board FIDE titles.

History

Arena titles were introduced by FIDE in 2014 to promote online play under fair and controlled conditions. These titles are recognized by FIDE but are earned exclusively through online competitions hosted on the FOA platform.

Requirements

Arena titles are awarded to players who meet certain rating benchmarks in FOA-rated games across various time formats (bullet, blitz, and rapid), sustained over a series of games against other FOA players. The minimum rating requirements are:

Arena Grandmaster (AGM): 2000+ FOA rating
Arena International Master (AIM): 1700+ FOA rating
Arena FIDE Master (AFM): 1400+ FOA rating
Arena Candidate Master (ACM): 1100+ FOA rating

Games must be played with FOA’s fair play system enabled and adhere to FIDE's online regulations.

Fair Play and Title Integrity

FIDE Online Arena enforces strict fair play rules, including real-time monitoring, behavior analysis, and AI-based cheat detection. These mechanisms help preserve the credibility of titles earned online and ensure that all participants compete under standardized and secure conditions.

List of Arena Grandmasters (as of 2024)

S.No	Name	Country	Format(s)
1	Alexandra Kosteniuk	SUI	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
2	Valentina Gunina	RUS	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
3	Nino Batsiashvili	GEO	Rapid
4	Renato Terry	PER	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
5	Olga Girya	RUS	Rapid
6	Yasel Borges Ferias	CUB	Rapid, Blitz
7	Zaur Tekeyev	RUS	Rapid
8	Leya Garifullina	RUS	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
9	Dino Ballecer	PHI	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
10	Rout Padmini	IND	Rapid
11	Alina Kashlinskaya	POL	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
12	Le Thao Nguyen Pham	VIE	Rapid
13	Anna Sargsyan	ARM	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
14	Giorgio Pasini	ITA	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
15	Mai Narva	EST	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
16	Polina Shuvalova	RUS	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
17	Sereenen Gan-Od	MGL	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
18	Meri Arabidze	GEO	Rapid, Blitz, Bullet
19	Papp Petra	HUN	Rapid, Bullet
20	Alexis Vargas Arteaga	COL	Rapid, Bullet
21	Wilberth Sebastian Lopez Fuentes	MEX	Blitz, Bullet
22	Priyanka Nutakki	IND	Blitz
23	Anna Shukhman	FID	Blitz
24	Alessandro Francesconi	ITA	Blitz
25	Karina Ambartsumova	RUS	Blitz
26	Aleksandra Maltsevskaya	POL	Blitz
27	Ahmad Bimiev		Blitz, Bullet
28	Gulnar Mammadova	AZE	Blitz
29	Yuliia Osmak	UKR	Blitz
30	Damir Majer	GER	Blitz
31	Douglas Tumenas	BRA	Blitz
32	Ekaterina Goltseva	RUS	Blitz
33	Carlos Fernando Rodriguez Acevedo	MEX	Blitz
34	Vanamamalai Vadivel Murugan	IND	Rapid
35	Alvin Alcala	PHI	Blitz
36	Daniil Yuffa	ESP	Bullet
37	Artyom Zubritskiy	RUS	Bullet

References

Arena Grandmaster

History

Requirements

Fair Play and Title Integrity

List of Arena Grandmasters (as of 2024)

See also

References

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