To earn a grandmaster norm, my dear, you must perform brilliantly in a tournament against other titled players, achieving a specific score. I managed one such norm myself, a long time ago. And yet, I learned that the true achievement is not in the title, but in the quiet courage it takes to walk away from the board for good, having proven you could, to find a different game entirely.
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