Author: Aaron Tay
Date: 12:26:15 10/10/00
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On October 10, 2000 at 14:57:55, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 10, 2000 at 14:43:20, Aaron Tay wrote: >>But everyone alive today and actively playing has access to the same >>improvement. Wouldn't everyone have improved equally? If so, there shouldn't >>be any rating inflation. >>Sure a 2600 of today would beat up a 2600 player in 1970, but it wouldn't make >>it easier for a player to reach say Fischer's 2785. >>Since he would be competeing with players who has the same >>preparation.Assuming the talent pool is the same of course. >It is not relevant. >The rating should express level of the player and not the effort that players >need to do or the talent of the players. >It means that a player with rating of 2600 today should draw against a player >with rating of 2600 in 1970 with 1970's preperation if the rating is correct. > >Uri I agree. But usually when talking about rating inflation, some people talk about how much easier it is to reach 2600 or 2500 or whatever now then before.. But it can't be due to better preparation now since everyone is equally prepared!
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