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Subject: Re: Fritz is a GM

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 01:33:06 07/16/98

On July 15, 1998 at 16:50:09, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 15, 1998 at 11:03:10, Danniel Corbit wrote:
>

>I agree with you 100%.  However, if you look at the Fredkin prize award
>information, DT was clearly playing "at GM strength, based on a >2550
>rating for 25 consecutive games, computed using normal rating procedures."
>
>But, as you pointed out, it wasn't a "GM" in the FIDE list.  It might well
>have been one in the USCF listing, there I don't know.  There are multiple
>federations that award GM titles of course...  Only FIDE awards the IGM
>title.

Playing 25 games at performance of 2550 doesn't get you a 2550 rating. If you
started out at 2400, for example, you will advance to only about 2450.

Amir

Re: Fritz is a GM Robert Hyatt 14:20:11 07/20/98
- Re: Fritz is a GM Howard Exner 20:21:04 07/20/98
  - Re: Fritz is a GM Robert Hyatt 21:18:12 07/20/98
- Re: Fritz is a GM blass uri 15:00:51 07/20/98
  - Re: Fritz is a GM Don Dailey 18:34:57 07/20/98
    - Re: Fritz is a GM Amir Ban 04:01:20 07/21/98
      - Re: Fritz is a GM Don Dailey 19:58:52 07/21/98
        
        Re: Fritz is a GM Robert Hyatt 12:01:03 07/22/98
        
        Re: Fritz is a GM Don Dailey 18:00:44 07/22/98
      - Re: Fritz is a GM blass uri 04:43:33 07/21/98
        
        Re: Fritz is a GM Amir Ban 15:01:10 07/21/98
        
        Re: Fritz is a GM blass uri 22:34:10 07/21/98
    - Re: Fritz is a GM blass uri 20:52:44 07/20/98
      - Re: Fritz is a GM Robert Hyatt 21:08:03 07/20/98
        
        Re: Fritz is a GM blass uri 22:53:31 07/20/98

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