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RHP ratings versus USCF ratings

RHP ratings versus USCF ratings

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Hi.

I'm not looking to pry into people's personal stuff. I'm just curious, in general, and don't know how to get the answer without sort of doing so. How do people's ratings on RHP compare to their USCF ratings? (I don't have a USCF rating, so I can't use myself as aa example.)

Thanks.

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The cookie-cutter answer is that it's pretty difficult to establish such a correlation.

That said, my USCF rating is 787. It's fairly outdated.

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Hmm. Yes, the games are played very differently. Thanks, your answer is very helpful and informative. The point spread appears to be larger than I'd thought. Since you've been kind enough to answer so far --- just to clarify -- talking about it being outdated -- is your USCF rating from way before you started with RHP or close in time or something else .....? Oh, and it would be nice to hear what others can add. Of course, I could always consider getting my own rating.

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The most common is USCF~1500 => RHP~2150

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On Gameknot, Tony Palmer (famous player on chessgames.com) told me that a GK rating of 1700 was equivalent to expert. Don't know what it is here.

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Originally posted by homedepotov
On Gameknot, Tony Palmer (famous player on chessgames.com) told me that a GK rating of 1700 was equivalent to expert. Don't know what it is here.
Engine influenced deflation? I had strong suspicions regarding a few ~1700 opponents there.







My RHP rating has been rising more slowly than my USCF. USCF has been higher for most of 2009. I'm also playing more OTB than here.

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USCF 1800 (havent played more than a 15 games in 5 years though)
ICC 2100 standard
Gameknot currently 1850ish - limited number of serious games.

I dont think the different ratings compare well, but I am inclined to think that a USCF expert class player (2000-2200) would be 1 standard dev higher here. That is assuming of course they would take RHP as seriously as OTB rated chess.

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RHP = uscf +- 500 pts.

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My stats:

USCF: 1630
RHP: 1756

But the spread between the two even a year ago was much greater.

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Originally posted by homedepotov
On Gameknot, Tony Palmer (famous player on chessgames.com) told me that a GK rating of 1700 was equivalent to expert. Don't know what it is here.
no way.

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Originally posted by Cleojuly
Hmm. Yes, the games are played very differently. Thanks, your answer is very helpful and informative. The point spread appears to be larger than I'd thought. Since you've been kind enough to answer so far --- just to clarify -- talking about it being outdated -- is your USCF rating from way before you started with RHP or close in time or something else . ...[text shortened]... be nice to hear what others can add. Of course, I could always consider getting my own rating.
My USCF rating is from Junior High. I did not start RHP until college.

-Amolv06 on my girlfriend's computer

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Uscf - 1580 (but haven't played any serious games in ten years)
Here - 1730

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Originally posted by jekeckel
My USCF rating is from Junior High. I did not start RHP until college.

-Amolv06 on my girlfriend's computer
urm so sign out with hers and use your own account.

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Right. It was an accident. Hence the reason for the edit.

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Originally posted by heinzkat
The most common is USCF~1500 => RHP~2150
Man, I would love this spread!

My current USCF is 1711, and my peak was 1848. I am currently 1901 here. I think my disparity is because I'll play anyone on the site, and the average rating of my RHP opponents has been lower than my OTB opponents, and I have played a lot of games, so I have gone up a point or two at a time. I think my RHP rating may be inflated as a result.

The biggest differences I have noticed so far that would account for a disparity:

1) I blunder here far far less than I do OTB (no surprise there)

2) My RHP opponents play much better openings, but my Florida, USA OTB opponents play far better endgames.

These are different types of games, and I suspect the gap could vary considerably from player to player, but it would be neat to see the results of a large data group.

Paul