Definitions for "FIDE Master"
Keywords:  chess, master, checs, fido, grandmaster
The lowest MASTER title awarded by FIDE, below the rank of INTERNATIONAL MASTER. Players qualify for this title by performing at a specified level in MASTER TOURNAMENTS. The title of FIDE Master is also awarded to World Junior Champions. FM is an abbreviation for FIDE Master. FIDE also award the title of WOMAN FIDE MASTER, with a lower level of qualification.
In the chess feeding chain, more of a junk-yard dog than a fish (not to be confused with FIDO Master).
Someone with the lowest International Chess Title