The Netherlands

6 of 7 of the top players on RHP are from the Netherlands

6 Dutch players over 2200! I assusume most of them play (or used to play) OTB games as well. This raises the question: Do they know each other? (Sounds likely) Maybe they even suggested the site to each other? (just a wild guess)

Originally posted by flexmore
something i find surprising is that so many top players are dutch, yet they have not brought a crew of lower rated followers along ... the next dutch players seem to be position 80 then 104 (and degraaf, at 104, will likely be the highest rated of the lot eventually)

You think he's better than Akizy and Weyerstrass??

Originally posted by jfkjmh
As I could see you often have been right before in your guesses😛 but this one has me guessing: What do you base that assumption on?

simply by looking at the graph.

when a bird flies you can see where it is headed ... degraaf is headed up up up!

i have seen degraaf's graph ... it will continue to rise, this is very clear ... to assume 2200 is obvious ... (i also have two other liittle reasons that makes me add just a little extra to my guess ... but i will say no more of this)

Originally posted by NicotineMan
also marijuana is legal in holland. That might affect the correspodence players😀 The more you smoke you better you get at slow chess, no?😴

It is not legal, it is just condoned.

Because we all know marijuana is a mind enhancing drug that can help you to come in last in a race of 8 million people who are all dead.

Originally posted by Aiko
It is not legal, it is just condoned.

I thought it was up to individual city governments to decide, or did I just make that up in my head?

Originally posted by alexstclaire
6 of 7 of the top players on RHP are from the Netherlands.....what's in the water!!!!!?

now only 5 of the top 10 are from the netherlands ...

(fckallie is only a ghost - the timeouts will hit soon and bye bye fckallie)

Originally posted by alexstclaire
6 of 7 of the top players on RHP are from the Netherlands.....what's in the water!!!!!?

6 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
6 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if fckallie should accidently fall ?!
there'll be 5 green bottles a hanging on the wall !

5 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
5 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if ...

i think they r all cheats weyerstrass is real hes an IM but the others gotta b cheats....tebb is the next best player then.....

5 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
5 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if meman should accidently fall ?!
there'll be 4 green bottles a hanging on the wall !

4 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
4 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if ...

(ps i hope i do not have to continue singing this song ...)

why can't you all just accept dutch superiority? 😛

Originally posted by jfkjmh
What do you base that assumption on?

A rating of 2306 at Gameknot possibly.

Is everyone including Peri in the list of "Dutch masters"?

If so, are you colourblind?

Or is he?

Originally posted by dottewell
Is everyone including Peri in the list of "Dutch masters"?

If so, are you colourblind?

Or is he?

Peri is from Luxembourg.

6 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
6 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if fckallie (2261) should accidently fall ?!
there'll be 5 green bottles a hanging on the wall !

5 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
5 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if ... meman (2295) should accidently fall ?!
there'll be 4 green bottles a hanging on the wall !

4 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
4 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if nicohuyboom (2233) should accidently fall ?!
there'll be 3 green bottles a hanging on the wall !

3 green bottles a'hangin on the wall !!
3 green bottles a'hangin on the wall ?
and if ...