Originally posted by robbie carrobie which is essentially meaningless in chess terms.
If you have a clear understanding of the rating formula, which I don't, those numbers are supposed to give the percentage likelihood of win and loss record one player would have in comparison to another.
Originally posted by RJHinds If you have a clear understanding of the rating formula, which I don't, those numbers are supposed to give the percentage likelihood of win and loss record one player would have in comparison to another.
If you got your head out your asss you might see he was talking about differences in perception or levels of calculation, not some blithe comment about 200 points higher.
Often there will be no difference in playing strentgh between an 1800 and 2000 player.
It may simply come down to where you live.
Your OTB grade is based soley on the grade of the player you meet and if
you just play Div II league chess and the occasional lower class tournament then
your grade may not reflect your true capability.
Not that any numb ...[text shortened]... can infact truly show how good a player is.
It's just a guidline, an indication and nothing more.
I know this to be true in the US, where ratings can definitely vary by geography.
I lived in Virginia in the 1990's, and for 5 years I played on a team that went to the US Amateur Team Championship East tournament each year.
Each year every person on my team would collect a large number of rating points, simply because we would play teams from New York and New Jersey, and their ratings were inflated compared to ours-- or our ratings were deflated compared to theirs, depending on the perspective.
We used to joke half tongue-in-cheek that a 2000 player in New York was a 1700 player in Virginia.
Originally posted by sonhouse If you got your head out your asss you might see he was talking about differences in perception or levels of calculation, not some blithe comment about 200 points higher.
Originally posted by nimzo5 Most people get to 1800 by not overlooking basic 3 move tactics.
A 2000 is pretty much an 1800 but with either a thought out opening repertoire or a lot experience playing certain middle game schemes. You see a lot of young kids and old men who sit around 2000. For the kids, it' often temporary as they build up experience.
Playing a conservative opening, playing safe, and waiting for your opponent to blunder is one way to reach 2000-to-2100.
The problem is you can't progress to the next level with this approach.
Originally posted by RJHinds I finally remembered the guys name. It is Rex Blalock. I looked him up on the USCF website and I see he is living in Alabama now. It says he has a national master certificate but only a candidate master norm. His rating now is 2216.
Cool, I asked Rex about you, we'll see if he responds.
Originally posted by sonhouse If you got your head out your asss you might see he was talking about differences in perception or levels of calculation, not some blithe comment about 200 points higher.
I guess ChessPraxis needs to get his head out of his asss too then, right?
Originally posted by ChessPraxis Cool, I asked Rex about you, we'll see if he responds.
I played him at the service club on Ft Gordon and he also played at a recreation center in North Augusta, SC. I don't know if he will remember me because I was just another one of the soldiers he used too beat all the time, except for that one time.
Originally posted by RJHinds I remember playing against a guy at the unrated chess tournaments that the Army held as a recreational activity for soldiers while I was still in the Army. He told me he was a candidate master and only needed a few more points to get to the master level. His name started with a B and is almost on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't think of it right now ...[text shortened]... ke and I nursed it home for my only win against him and he was a good 600 USCF points above me.
RJ was this the start of you using Psychology to defeat your opponent ?
Originally posted by sonhouse Sorry about that, I just saw he was the originator of that comment.
Robbie wants more specific information about how to get to the 2K level.
Whats the difference between 1800 - 2000
28 Nov '12 10:36
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