Author: John Warfield
Date: 23:37:35 12/09/99
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On December 09, 1999 at 22:59:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 09, 1999 at 22:42:45, Len Eisner wrote: > >>On December 09, 1999 at 22:22:16, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On December 09, 1999 at 22:11:00, Len Eisner wrote: >>> >>>>The older programs on the SSDF list are underrated and the newer ones are >>>>overrated. Why is that? >>>> >>>>Bob Hyatt's view is that the best of the current programs are about 2450. That >>>>is at least 200 points less than their SSDF ratings. >>>> >>>>The older programs seem to be underrated by about as much as the new ones are >>>>overrated. For example, the Fidelity Mach IV is only rated 2074 when it should >>>>be over 2250. The old Novag Super Constellation is only 1731. I know it was at >>>>least 200 points stronger than that. >>>> >>>>Len >>> >>> >>>What are your arguments to support this statement? >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >>I will defer to Bob Hyatt on the 2450 ceiling for the current generation of >>programs. >> >>The ratings for the older programs were established by the CRA at the time. I >>believe the Mach IV was 2325 and the Super Connie was 2018. In addition, I am a >>Class A player and can verify that the Super Connie is indeed an expert. Other >>old programs on the SSDF also seem underrated. To name just a few: >> >>Fidelity Par Excellence 1835 >>Novag Super Expert 1838 >>Fidelity Mach III 1993 >> >>I owned these programs and can verify that they are underrated, at least by USCF >>standards. >> >>Len >> >> >> >> >>Len > > >Just remember that the CRA rating fiasco was based on action chess games, >not 40/2hr games... ON what hardware is the 2450? rating for computers pent 200?
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