Author: Chessfun
Date: 14:26:20 12/09/99
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On December 09, 1999 at 10:25:53, Christopher R. Dorr wrote: > >I feel that is is quite disrespectful to make a statement such as the above >about an obviously powerful player, based simply on one game. One of the points >of the poster was that strong players *do* lose to 2200 and below players. It >doesn't diminish the strength of the GM. they can have bad days, and 2100-2200 >USCF players can play quite well sometimes. I myself (2200 on ICC, 2150 USCF) >have beaten several GM's at blitz (including Roman), and drawn 2650 GM's and >beaten 2500 IM's at tournament times. It doesn't mean they are 'weak' or 'over >the hill'. It means they are human, and fallable, and that a 'pretty good' >player is capable of exploiting this on occasion. > >Christopher Dorr >USCF Master Chris, can you please tell me why you sign you letter USCF Master with a rating noted as being 2150 USCF. No disrespect meant or intended, but please explain the system of when is someone considered a master and when do they use it in there writing. Thanks.
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