Originally posted by Feiveli think that is fairly inevitable due to the cummulative nature of the ratings.
there are now 6 players over 2100! I recall when i got here there were only 2 players over 2000 and only 5 over 1900 plus about 10 between 18 and 19.
the ratings on chessworld have pushed through 3000 i believe.
people are probably playing more too.
in friendship,
prad
Originally posted by Feiveli remember when i joined....there was a huge "WOW" when the top 20 was filled with everyone above 1700, to get on the top 20 map, 12000 would have done and i was in the top 200 players (197 with a rating of 1456)...and i thought i was getting worse. Ill use the excuse that there is just more better players on the site that can wip my ass!!
Besides the obvious cheater there are now 6 players over 2100! I recall when i got here there were only 2 players over 2000 and only 5 over 1900 plus about 10 between 18 and 19.
Feivel the Freethinker
Well done if you are one of them 😛
David
Originally posted by Chess or whatTo be more preceise...
Interesting ...
It's the same as with the real FIDE ratings I suppose ... 50 years ago, not a single player was rated over 2750 and now we have a few (and Kasparov is even over 2800 ...)
I think like with money, there is a slight inflation in ratings too
1 Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2831 6 1963-04-13
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 0 1975-06-25
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 0 1969-12-11
4 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2747 24 1976-06-17
5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 16 1972-07-04
6 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 0 1975-03-15
7 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2732 23 1977-07-18
8 Polgar, Judit (GM) wg HUN 2728 6 1976-07-23
9 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2722 8 1983-10-11
10 Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 0 1979-09-08
11 Adams, Michael g ENG 2720 7 1971-11-17
12 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2719 22 1983-10-31
13 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2716 16 1969-03-18
14 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 14 1966-11-21
15 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2709 15 1968-06-24
16 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2706 22 1968-06-13
17 Short, Nigel D. g ENG 2702 9 1965-06-01
18 Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2700 24 1980-11-27
19 Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2693 6 1971-12-07
20 Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2682 15 1969-01-30
Regards
The Slow Pawn
PS: Stats take from www.fide.com
Originally posted by FeivelI remember when Bessyboo was no.1 in the 1,700s. Schliemann was no.1 for a long time and I don't think he ever cracked 2,000 here. Does anybody remember who the first person over 2,000 was? Was it Bbarr?
Besides the obvious cheater there are now 6 players over 2100! I recall when i got here there were only 2 players over 2000 and only 5 over 1900 plus about 10 between 18 and 19.
Feivel the Freethinker
Originally posted by rwingettThe first person over 2000 was sintubin, I believe. Tebb was the first over 2100, and Dantes the first over 2200 (briefly).
I remember when Bessyboo was no.1 in the 1,700s. Schliemann was no.1 for a long time and I don't think he ever cracked 2,000 here. Does anybody remember who the first person over 2,000 was? Was it Bbarr?
Originally posted by The Slow PawnIt depresses me to see two guys aged 21ish to be in the top 20. Surely they should have been out discovering women and alcohol instead of mastering chess during their teenage years? Maybe it's just me being jealous of their ratings though........!😵
To be more preceise...
1 Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2831 6 1963-04-13
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 0 1975-06-25
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 0 1969-12-11
4 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2747 24 1976-06-17
5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 16 1972-07-04
6 Topalov, Ve ...[text shortened]... 2682 15 1969-01-30
Regards
The Slow Pawn
PS: Stats take from www.fide.com
Originally posted by FeivelI think peoples rating is dependant on how many people use the site. For someone to achieve a 2100 rating, they have to beat players that are of equal strength (other 2000+ rated players). If there are only 1 or 2 people rated that high, the prospective player would have to beat 1700-1900 players over and over, getting only a couple of points for each win which obviously takes ages. Once there is a core of players at this rating (as there is now) it is possible for prospects to play these higher rated players for their rating. A 1900 rated player beating a 2100 rated player gets 30 odd points for the win, accelarating their rise to the top.
Besides the obvious cheater there are now 6 players over 2100! I recall when i got here there were only 2 players over 2000 and only 5 over 1900 plus about 10 between 18 and 19.
Feivel the Freethinker
Over the next couple of years the rating board will, i predict, rise up to 2300, as the number of super high rated players increases, so will the highest rating, they go hand in hand...
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