16 Aug 05
Originally posted by CoconutWhat ARE you talking about? The guy asked for help. WE (members at RHP) are judged by non-members by how we respond to their posts.
sorry, we can't support this thread because it is in the Chess forum, but doesn't have a long title.
I don't know if you were trying to be funny or if you were serious, but to respond to the poor guy's post, here is some help:
Go to the website: http://www.entertainmentjourney.com/index1.htm
This site will help anyone who wants to improve theri chess - and it's FREE! 🙂
16 Aug 05
Originally posted by bushhateI don't mean this in a mean way but taking a quick look at some of your games I think perhaps you've overestimate your uscf rating.
my uscf rating is around 1500p but i think i am probally a 1650-1700. i want to really improve my game. what ways does anyone know of?
16 Aug 05
Originally posted by fexkornUSCF ratings are usually overated among class players, I've stated this already before, they give 1500 ratings to guys who hang peices like no tommorow, while up here, they would get a 900 rating. USCF ratings are more accurate at expert/master class and above.
I don't mean this in a mean way but taking a quick look at some of your games I think perhaps you've overestimate your uscf rating.
16 Aug 05
Originally posted by DeadBeSwallowedI don't doubt that uscf ratings are inflated. I still think he may be estimating wrong.
USCF ratings are usually overated among class players, I've stated this already before, they give 1500 ratings to guys who hang peices like no tommorow, while up here, they would get a 900 rating. USCF ratings are more accurate at expert/master class and above.
16 Aug 05
I've said it before, but why doesn't the chessworld establish one rating system and keep it consistent. Ratings are just supposed to give you an idea of relative strength. Some guys wear it like a badge, play til they get a rating they like, and stop playing and start talking a never ending stream of nonsense. That's my story and i'm sticking to it.
16 Aug 05
Originally posted by DeadBeSwallowedI couldn't disagree more. USCF ratings may be inflated among class players compared to other systems, but certainly not here at RHP. The players that are 1500 uscf hang pieces very rarely. They also display a good grasp of a middlegame plan. The 900 players here leave their pieces stationary when attacked by a pawn, and miss one move checkmates quite often. You could argue that our 1500 players match up to 1500 uscf, but I'd still have to disagree. Most 1500's here miss the forking of pieces, or simple combinations that win pawns. I believe that RHP ratings are higher than uscf.
USCF ratings are usually overated among class players, I've stated this already before, they give 1500 ratings to guys who hang peices like no tommorow, while up here, they would get a 900 rating. USCF ratings are more accurate at expert/master class and above.
16 Aug 05
Originally posted by ark13Well, the player in question is only rated 1300 RHP and 1500 provisional USCF, and usually such ratings tend to go up for provisional players, a few good tournaments usually places around that range provisionally, so I would have to say RHP ratings are a little lower then USCF ratings. I also know some players who claim to be around 2000 USCF, but are only like 1650 on RHP. I know it's comparing apples and oranges, but still, I maintain USCF ratings are some of the most overated in the world, sure many disagree off pride and patriotism, and there is no way to prove I am right, just a general observation I have made online. In fact, some chess websites even have the balls to admit a USCF rating translates to about 200 pts lower on their sites.
I couldn't disagree more. USCF ratings may be inflated among class players compared to other systems, but certainly not here at RHP. The players that are 1500 uscf hang pieces very rarely. They also display a good grasp of a middlegame plan. The 900 players here leave their pieces stationary when attacked by a pawn, and miss one move checkmates quite ofte ...[text shortened]... pieces, or simple combinations that win pawns. I believe that RHP ratings are higher than uscf.
17 Aug 05
Originally posted by fexkorni play alot better with 30 mins then 3-7 days because i have a tendency to play worse because i am too relaxed while at the board i have to manage time and the game. i concentrate alot more at tournements then internet chess because i feel that if i screawup i can start over with internet chess while uscf is alot different. i feel that i dont over rate my rating, actually i feel that i am underrated. but this is not what i asked for. i ask for help, not criticism. so if you want to critisize me then play me and i will take it seriously and we will see who wants to critize who(message me and we will arrange it). but for those who want to help please give advice. thanks.
I don't mean this in a mean way but taking a quick look at some of your games I think perhaps you've overestimate your uscf rating.
17 Aug 05
Originally posted by bushhateOK, I'll be more on point. I think the best way to improve at our level is to spend most of your study time w/ tactics. I started chess in 2001 and read a lot on openings and positional play. After a little initial improvement, I quickly leveled off. I was discouraged and stoped reading about chess until someone recommended a book on tactics. That immediately improved my game. I find I read less now than I used to and am still finding steady improvement.
i play alot better with 30 mins then 3-7 days because i have a tendency to play worse because i am too relaxed while at the board i have to manage time and the game. i concentrate alot more at tournements then internet chess because i feel that if i screawup i can start over with internet chess while uscf is alot different. i feel that i dont over rate my r ...[text shortened]... o(message me and we will arrange it). but for those who want to help please give advice. thanks.
For what it's worth, I have a provisional uscf rating of 1260 and believe my skill level to be somewhere between 1450-1650. Time will tell.
As for the other comments here about ratings, I thought it was generally accepted that uscf ratings are about 100 points higher than fide ratings.
17 Aug 05
Originally posted by bushhateFirst off, nice name, though BushBasher would have been better.
my uscf rating is around 1500p but i think i am probally a 1650-1700. i want to really improve my game. what ways does anyone know of?
Go through unannotated master vs expert or class A games on this site. In the middle game on, visualize some ideas, predict a few candidate moves. Then observe the actual move. Repeat,
and ask yourself:
Why didn't I think of that?
Why didn't I think of that?
Why didn't I think of that?
Why didn't I think of that?
Master vs expert is better than master vs master because mistakes between masters are more difficult to grasp.