30 Jul '02 18:38>
Rymester,
Don't worry too much about it.
There are a few players who claim they are better than there current
ratings; let time prove them correct. Currently Dustnrogers rating has
just crossed the 1400 barrier, but I see little evidence that he's
manipulated the ratings to get there.
1) The few heavy game players I'm familiar with (hi vaknso, hi
rookie5 !) also have their ratings jump around rapidly. I think it goes
with the territory of playing many games, doesn't it? And Dustnrogers
has over 120 games going. (At that rate, he'll be a contender for the
MAP some day!)
2) Yes Dustnrogers is Nikki's brother - Nikkis player profile says so! I
see nothing sneaky there. Maybe Nikki isn't into internet
correspondence chess, and so went away. Maybe Nikki's at summer
camp, who knows? Had dustnrogers taken the t/o's BEFORE the
tourney, wouldn't that be artificially inflating his ratings? In other words
they give him points he didn't "work for".
3) In looking at his completed games (post May timout melt down), it
looks like some 1300 and all 1400 players are holding up fine against
him. He's beaten some, and others have beaten him. Looks to me
that he's about right on target for where he should be. Maybe in time
he will go up, but he ain't there yet!
I don't see evidence that he, for instance, resigned games to drop his
ratings. Also, I think (I may be wrong) that he signed up pretty earlier
for the tourney; if so, that wouldn't have given him much time to
manipulate his rating.
There are always going to be players on the borders between
categories; whether tourneys start when they are in the higher or lower
is going to be the luck of the draw.
I think we need Kirks prayer for this tournament NOW, rather than
later. I'm excited about the tourney, and hope to play slow and careful
chess in it, to do my best. I am also looking forward to more of the
comraderie the last tourney instilled. Bummer to be starting this with
accusations and recrimminations.
Don't worry too much about it.
There are a few players who claim they are better than there current
ratings; let time prove them correct. Currently Dustnrogers rating has
just crossed the 1400 barrier, but I see little evidence that he's
manipulated the ratings to get there.
1) The few heavy game players I'm familiar with (hi vaknso, hi
rookie5 !) also have their ratings jump around rapidly. I think it goes
with the territory of playing many games, doesn't it? And Dustnrogers
has over 120 games going. (At that rate, he'll be a contender for the
MAP some day!)
2) Yes Dustnrogers is Nikki's brother - Nikkis player profile says so! I
see nothing sneaky there. Maybe Nikki isn't into internet
correspondence chess, and so went away. Maybe Nikki's at summer
camp, who knows? Had dustnrogers taken the t/o's BEFORE the
tourney, wouldn't that be artificially inflating his ratings? In other words
they give him points he didn't "work for".
3) In looking at his completed games (post May timout melt down), it
looks like some 1300 and all 1400 players are holding up fine against
him. He's beaten some, and others have beaten him. Looks to me
that he's about right on target for where he should be. Maybe in time
he will go up, but he ain't there yet!
I don't see evidence that he, for instance, resigned games to drop his
ratings. Also, I think (I may be wrong) that he signed up pretty earlier
for the tourney; if so, that wouldn't have given him much time to
manipulate his rating.
There are always going to be players on the borders between
categories; whether tourneys start when they are in the higher or lower
is going to be the luck of the draw.
I think we need Kirks prayer for this tournament NOW, rather than
later. I'm excited about the tourney, and hope to play slow and careful
chess in it, to do my best. I am also looking forward to more of the
comraderie the last tourney instilled. Bummer to be starting this with
accusations and recrimminations.