Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:14:29 07/13/98
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On July 13, 1998 at 15:09:23, Shaun Graham wrote: >On July 13, 1998 at 11:57:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On July 13, 1998 at 10:30:31, Shaun Graham wrote: >> >>>PS #2! :) >>> >>>You don't have to defeat GM's to qaulify for the title, you simply have to >>>perform at a certain level in events of a certain category. In swiss system >>>tournaments fritz could get paired against almost all 2300-2400 opponents, >>>defeat them and have a performance well over 2500 ELO. This isn't even taking >>>into consideration, the 1 out of 4 tourneys where fritz would defeat someone of >>>the calliber of GM Kotronias. >> >> >>Sorry, but this is mistaken. You have to play in a tournament of a known >>"category" > >I believe that's what i said. "you have to perform at a certain level in events >of a certain category"and produce a result >= X where X varies based on the >category > >I believe that's what i said. "you have to perform at a certain level in events >of a certain category" No, you said you wouldn't have to play a GM. I said you would, because the "category" of a tournament and the required score in that event pretty well guarantees that. That is the "purpose" of the required norm score in a given category event... > >>of the tournament. And it *guarantees* that you are going to have to play >>and beat GM's to get the required 3 GM norms... Or you are going to have to >>roll over a *bunch* of IM players which is just as good. > >False it does not gaurantee any such thing. The category of the tournament is >based upon average rating, not titles(though titled players do have to >participate). You said "roll over a "bunch" of IM players" to get the title i >said "In swiss system >>>tournaments fritz could get paired against almost all 2300-2400 opponents" 2300-2400 is exactly what IMs for the most part are rated! If you only have 2300-2400 players, to get a GM norm you would have to have a nearly perfect score. If not a perfect score.
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