There is no time limit to earn a class title. Norm points remain on file until a player achieves his or her next norm title. The norm number is the number of points earned toward the next norm title. A 1900 player with opponents rated 1800 is expected to score 3.84 points, so a minimum score of 4.5-1.5 is needed to achieve a 1900 norm. A 5.5-0.5 score is enough for a 2000 norm.
Players receive credit for the highest norm achieved.
A minimum score of two game points in the event is required, not counting unplayed games. Ten norm points are required for a norm title. Making a norm earns two norm points toward the title for that level. A player who does not have the title 100 points below his or her present norm level also earns five points toward that title. For example, if a player with a 1600 title exceeds the expected score of a person with an 1800 title, he or she earns five points toward the 1700 title and two points toward the 1800 title.