Woman International Master

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Woman International Master (WIM) is a chess title awarded by the World Chess Federation FIDE. Restricted to women players, FIDE first awarded the WIM title (formerly called International Woman Master, or IWM) in 1950.

It ranks below the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title and above that of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).

The WIM title has lower requirements than the FIDE Master title, which is the lowest-ranking unrestricted title. The current regulations can be found in the FIDE handbook [1].

The July 2005 FIDE rating list records nearly 500 women holding the WIM title.