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  <p>I figure because they are more likely to win against non-GMs as opposed to other GMs. so it's a win-win: the non-GMs have a chance to prove themselves to get their norms, and the GMs have a good chance to win.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Grandmasters are financially incentivized to play in GM-norm invitational tournaments. The incentive can take different forms depending on the organisers' choice.</p>
  <p>Most often, GM are invited (travel, hotel and meals paid, with no fee asked for playing) and they compete for the money prizes in the tournament (usually the top 3 out of 10 players get money prizes). So at the very very least that week doesn't cost them anything, and they may come home with a few thousands euros or dollars.</p>
  <p>In this version they tend to play their best to maximize their money prize.</p>
  <p>In some other events they are actually paid to play, but money prizes are low. In that case their incitations to do their most are mostly rating points, fighting spirit and love of the game. Many grandmasters are great fighters even in those circumstances, but some tournaments have the reputation of being &quot;good places&quot; to achieve IM- or GM- norms, because the grandmasters there are less motivated to do their best...</p>
  <p>About playing style and draw offers, each player has their own habits. Some tournaments don't allow draw offers at all. Note that achieving a norm usually requires 6/9 or 6.5/9 (+3 or +4), so the &quot;perfect plan&quot; of three draws against GM and 5/6 against fellow candidates is not easily achieved. As often as not, a draw won't be enough and you will need a win against a GM, so you might prefer to face a &quot;fighter&quot; who tries to beat you and gives you chances than a non-ambitious, super-solid opponent aiming for a draw.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm following the current <a href="https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/norm2" rel="noreferrer">GM/IM norm invitational</a> tournament recaps thanks to GothamChess YouTube channel (IM Levy Rozman is playing).</p>
  <p>Such an event (for GM norms) requires at least 3 (1/3) GMs to participate in the tournament.</p>
  <p>IMs obviously participate because they're hunting for a GM norm.</p>
  <p>But why do GMs participate?  (are they paid? Chess ethics? is it mandatory?)</p>
  <p>And what is their attitude (generally) towards the IMs?
  (for instance, offer a draw &quot;easily&quot; if the candidate is good enough (but not strong enough to win), or are they really playing their best to &quot;filter out&quot; the IM candidates?)</p>
  
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Comments.Text: GMs get paid to play so other people have GMs to play against and get their GM norms there!
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Comments.Text: i'd figure because they are more likely to win against non-GMs as opposed to other GMs. so it's a win-win: the non-GMs have a chance to prove themselves to get their norms, but the GMs have a good chance to win. also, i thought of this weird analogy just now: [Why would a professor want a Ph.D student instead of a research staff? What are the advantages and disadvantages?](https://www.quora.com/Why-would-a-professor-want-a-Ph-D-student-instead-of-a-research-staff-What-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages) man what a good question you ask
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Title: Why do GMs participate in an "GM norm invitational" tournament?
ThreadText: # Why do GMs participate in an "GM norm invitational" tournament?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-06)
  
  I'm following the current [GM/IM norm invitational](https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/norm2) tournament recaps thanks to GothamChess YouTube channel (IM Levy Rozman is playing).
  
  Such an event (for GM norms) requires at least 3 (1/3) GMs to participate in the tournament.
  
  IMs obviously participate because they're hunting for a GM norm.
  
  But why do GMs participate? (are they paid? Chess ethics? is it mandatory?)
  
  And what is their attitude (generally) towards the IMs?
  (for instance, offer a draw "easily" if the candidate is good enough (but not strong enough to win), or are they really playing their best to "filter out" the IM candidates?)
  
  **Tags:** tournament, grandmaster, international-master, norm
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: GMs get paid to play so other people have GMs to play against and get their GM norms there!  
  > **username_2**: i'd figure because they are more likely to win against non-GMs as opposed to other GMs. so it's a win-win: the non-GMs have a chance to prove themselves to get their norms, but the GMs have a good chance to win. also, i thought of this weird analogy just now: [Why would a professor want a Ph.D student instead of a research staff? What are the advantages and disadvantages?](https://www.quora.com/Why-would-a-professor-want-a-Ph-D-student-instead-of-a-research-staff-What-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages) man what a good question you ask  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2021-09-06. Score: 14 | Accepted answer
  
  Grandmasters are financially incentivized to play in GM-norm invitational tournaments. The incentive can take different forms depending on the organisers' choice.
  
  Most often, GM are invited (travel, hotel and meals paid, with no fee asked for playing) and they compete for the money prizes in the tournament (usually the top 3 out of 10 players get money prizes). So at the very very least that week doesn't cost them anything, and they may come home with a few thousands euros or dollars.
  
  In this version they tend to play their best to maximize their money prize.
  
  In some other events they are actually paid to play, but money prizes are low. In that case their incitations to do their most are mostly rating points, fighting spirit and love of the game. Many grandmasters are great fighters even in those circumstances, but some tournaments have the reputation of being "good places" to achieve IM- or GM- norms, because the grandmasters there are less motivated to do their best...
  
  About playing style and draw offers, each player has their own habits. Some tournaments don't allow draw offers at all. Note that achieving a norm usually requires 6/9 or 6.5/9 (+3 or +4), so the "perfect plan" of three draws against GM and 5/6 against fellow candidates is not easily achieved. As often as not, a draw won't be enough and you will need a win against a GM, so you might prefer to face a "fighter" who tries to beat you and gives you chances than a non-ambitious, super-solid opponent aiming for a draw.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2021-09-08. Score: 1
  
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  I figure because they are more likely to win against non-GMs as opposed to other GMs. so it's a win-win: the non-GMs have a chance to prove themselves to get their norms, and the GMs have a good chance to win.
  
  
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