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What's the difference between Grandmaster and Advanced Grandmaster when signing up for event? I'm 54 with 885 rating.
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There were Intermediate Master & Grandmaster plus Intermediate Master and GM women divisions in the late 90s into the early 2000's. That's why the Advanced tag in front of the older divisions was needed for Worlds since only the top am division in an age range was hosted at Am Worlds. When the ratings system to define the MA1 thru MA4 came into use during 2003, the Intermediate older divisions were "retired" once they had the choice to play in the appropriate amateur rating range based on their rating if they didn't want to play with their higher rated age peers.
I think if the Advanced division was changed to Am then the older ones would follow. Unlikely I suspect. We can't even figure out better names for Rec and Novice.
Tradition that indicates they are the highest level of amateur players in the age range.