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17 Jan 08
Originally posted by scandiumSpeaking of US chess ratings, 2000 to 2200 rated players are still memorizing book variations. i would say that a good creatative & thinking player starts above 2200.
I agree. In North America that rating puts you into the Class "A" category, a stepping stone away from attaining true Expert status (2000 rating) which is a recognized title in Canada more formally called "Candidate Master". I think the percentage of A players and above is smaller than 10% though, although I don't have statistics handy I would put it close ...[text shortened]... who play no formal chess it may be as small a group as 1% of the chess playing population.
17 Jan 08
Originally posted by ivan2908The average person I around 700 or 800- A 1200 would be "good" to them
At what level are chess players considered strong between common non-chess people? I mean, in real world..? I think 7 or 8 people out of 10 knows how to play chess (excluding "en passant" of course 🙂 )
So would it be, 1100, 1200, 1500..?
what do you think? When you ask someone if he knows how to play chess and he says "yes" usually it means about 1000 ?!
22 Jan 08
Originally posted by tonytiger41I suppose it's like playing an instrument - you get to grade 8 and your good, you're about 1800 chess rating. It's not until you graduate from a conservatoire and have played with a few orchestras that your music starts to get creative.
Speaking of US chess ratings, 2000 to 2200 rated players are still memorizing book variations. i would say that a good creatative & thinking player starts above 2200.
But to the lay person, you've not really improved...
24 Jan 08
There's an old saying that anyone who drives slower than you do is overly cautious, and anyone who drives faster than you do is a friggin' maniac. Something similar is probably true of chess. My wife, for example, is always telling people what a great chess player I am. And I, who know better, am always begging her to shut up.