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Subject: Re: Does anybody have the Swedish human rating list?

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 10:40:32 12/23/99

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On December 23, 1999 at 13:31:02, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On December 23, 1999 at 13:06:20, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>
>>On December 22, 1999 at 18:59:10, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>>
>>>On December 22, 1999 at 12:36:48, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>>
>>>>Swedish ELO-list from 990101:
>>>>
>>>>1. GM Ulf Andersson      2623
>>>>2. GM Ferdinand Hellers  2605
>>>>3. GM Jonny Hector       2542
>>>>4. GM Evgenij Agrest     2533
>>>>5. GM Ralf Ã…kesson       2530
>>>>6. GM Pia Cramling       2515
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>
>>>These are exactly the FIDE ratings, January 1st 1999. Does this mean that
>>>Swedish and FIDE ratings are identical?
>>
>>Good question. I got the numbers from the Swedish chessmagazine Schacknytt
>>(chessnews). It stated "the Swedish ELO-list", but I guess they meant FIDE-ELO.
>>But then again they listed every Swede over 2200, 236 players. I don't think
>>there are so many Swedish players with a FIDE-ELO.
>
>Yes there are, I just looked. Exactly 236 with an Elo of 2200 or over in the
>FIDE list of 1-1-99. It must mean that Swedish and FIDE lists are the same, no?
>In this case, your list was calibrated for FIDE and the 2696 of Tiger really
>means 2696 according to the SSDF.
>
>Enrique
>
>>Tony
>>
>>>
>>>Enrique

Almost right.  You need to factor in the Error of measure.  For a
confidence of 95% you add or subtract 2 error of measure.  So Chess
Tigers rating is between 2616 (2696-40-40) and



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