Answers.Body: <blockquote>
  <p>Is there any title it's possible to achieve partially or completely via online play?</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Yes, there are. FIDE has their own <a href="https://chessarena.com/" rel="noreferrer">online platform</a> and offer <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B11FOATitlesForLowerRatingBand" rel="noreferrer">FIDE titles</a> for achievements on their online Arena.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>1.1  FIDE introduces and recognises titles designated for the chess players of the lower rating band. Ordered hierarchically from higher to lower status, these titles are:<br />
  1.1.1   Arena Grandmaster (AGM or ag)<br />
  1.1.2   Arena International master (AIM or ai)<br />
  1.1.3   Arena FIDE master (AFM or af)<br />
  1.1.4   Arena Candidate master (ACM or ac)</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>These titles are available for rapid, blitz and bullet. To achieve a title at a particular level and time control you have to play 50 games of rapid, 100 games of blitz or 150 games of bullet. You also have to reach a particular rating for each title.</p>
  <p>The rating requirements are:<br />
  AGM = 2000<br />
  AIM = 1700<br />
  AFM = 1400<br />
  ACM = 1100</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am a relatively weak player (~1600 chess.com) who mostly plays online blitz. Recently I've been thinking about shooting for a title (e.g. USCF expert) as a long-term goal. The area where I live has always had a relatively few OTB matches, and is even worse with the COVID pandemic.</p>
  <p>Is there any title which can be achieve partially or completely via online play? Of course, I could always shoot for a particular rating, but a title somehow feels more significant.</p>
  
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Title: Is it possible to achieve a title in online games?
ThreadText: # Is it possible to achieve a title in online games?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-23)
  
  I am a relatively weak player (~1600 chess.com) who mostly plays online blitz. Recently I've been thinking about shooting for a title (e.g. USCF expert) as a long-term goal. The area where I live has always had a relatively few OTB matches, and is even worse with the COVID pandemic.
  
  Is there any title which can be achieve partially or completely via online play? Of course, I could always shoot for a particular rating, but a title somehow feels more significant.
  
  **Tags:** online-chess, titles
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-23. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  > Is there any title it's possible to achieve partially or completely via online play?
  
  Yes, there are. FIDE has their own [online platform](https://chessarena.com/) and offer [FIDE titles](https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B11FOATitlesForLowerRatingBand) for achievements on their online Arena.
  
  > 1.1 FIDE introduces and recognises titles designated for the chess players of the lower rating band. Ordered hierarchically from higher to lower status, these titles are:  
  > 1.1.1 Arena Grandmaster (AGM or ag)  
  > 1.1.2 Arena International master (AIM or ai)  
  > 1.1.3 Arena FIDE master (AFM or af)  
  > 1.1.4 Arena Candidate master (ACM or ac)
  
  These titles are available for rapid, blitz and bullet. To achieve a title at a particular level and time control you have to play 50 games of rapid, 100 games of blitz or 150 games of bullet. You also have to reach a particular rating for each title.
  
  The rating requirements are:  
  AGM = 2000  
  AIM = 1700  
  AFM = 1400  
  ACM = 1100
  
  
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