Answers.Body: <p>I don't think he holds the record but IM Yochanan <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yochanan_Afek" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Afek</a> was rated 2329 (and already 50 years old !) when he secured his first GM-norm by winning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_City_Chess_Championship" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Paris City Championship</a> in 2002.</p>
  <p>Putting aside GM-norms from special tournaments (Zonals or Youth Championships), I suspect only underrated youngsters might have achieved a norm while being rated lower.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Who had the lowest rating when they earned at least one GM norm?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: these zonal tournaments give GM norms. probably some african zonal?
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Comments.Text: define lowest rating (does it mean FIDE?) and doesnt it have to be 2600, since thats the level to get a GM norm?
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Comments.Text: @DialFrost anyone can get a torment proformance rating of 2600 regardless of their rating.
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Comments.Text: FIDE has a page showing title norm application at https://ratings.fide.com/title_norms.phtml?title=GM&country=.
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Title: Lowest rated player(s) who earned a GM norm
ThreadText: # Lowest rated player(s) who earned a GM norm
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-15)
  
  Who had the lowest rating when they earned at least one GM norm?
  
  **Tags:** history, fide, rating, grandmaster, norm
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: these zonal tournaments give GM norms. probably some african zonal?  
  > **username_2**: define lowest rating (does it mean FIDE?) and doesnt it have to be 2600, since thats the level to get a GM norm?  
  > **username_0**: @username_2 anyone can get a torment proformance rating of 2600 regardless of their rating.  
  > **username_3**: FIDE has a page showing title norm application at https://ratings.fide.com/title_norms.phtml?title=GM&country=.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2023-03-13. Score: 4
  
  I don't think he holds the record but IM Yochanan [Afek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yochanan_Afek) was rated 2329 (and already 50 years old !) when he secured his first GM-norm by winning the [Paris City Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_City_Chess_Championship) in 2002.
  
  Putting aside GM-norms from special tournaments (Zonals or Youth Championships), I suspect only underrated youngsters might have achieved a norm while being rated lower.
  
  
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