Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:12:23 12/10/99
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On December 09, 1999 at 23:54:49, Manuel Leone wrote: >The rating discrepancy can also be explained by the considerable >difference between the Swedish or Elo rating system and the USCF >system. In some cases, the difference can be as much as 200 points. >For example, a USCF master might be an expert according to the Elo >ratings, and a USCF expert might be a Class A player. The CRA ratings >are based on the USCF scale. USCF ratings are not that far out of line with FIDE. USCF simply has a _far_ larger pool of players than FIDE. Generally USCF ratings average about 50 higher than FIDE with a few cases of nearly 100 higher.
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