On the left is NM Parker Zhao and on the right is GM Fabiano Caruana.
This picture was taken at an event at the Polgar Chess Center in Forest Hills, NY, on July 7, 2004. Fabiano played his first two ever USCF rated events at the Polgar Chess Center. Fabiano works very hard on his game and has made incredible progress since and I have no doubt that he will reach the 2700 in the future.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’m sad that Fabiano doesn’t represent the US. Come back to America Fabiano. We need you.
Susan your magic touch creates champions!
Titles are time-dependant: they were not ‘NM’ and ‘GM’ at the time the photograph was taken.
Similarly, one is a ‘World Champion’ one day – but an ‘ex World Champion’ later.
I think the correct titling of the photograph is to use the word ‘now … ‘now NM’ and ‘now GM’.
“Anonymous said…
Titles are time-dependant: they were not ‘NM’ and ‘GM’ at the time the photograph was taken.
Similarly, one is a ‘World Champion’ one day – but an ‘ex World Champion’ later.
I think the correct titling of the photograph is to use the word ‘now … ‘now NM’ and ‘now GM’.”
Are you a chess player or a lawyer?
Really, one would think you were jack-ass laffertini…