Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Why GM Ashley was picked.

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:40:57 06/20/01

Go up one level in this thread


On June 20, 2001 at 11:22:49, Mark Young wrote:

>On June 20, 2001 at 11:05:21, C McClain Morris, Jr. wrote:
>
>>It's more revealing about the mindset of the questioner, in regards to the
>>legitimacy of GM Ashley's GM status. Why wasn't this question asked about the
>>playing strength of non-black GM's who earned their GM norm consistent with GM
>>Ashley's performance?
>>
>>CMcMo
>
>
>I. GM Ashley is an example of an average Grandmaster.
>
>II. GM Ashley is a Newer Grandmaster.
>
>III. GM Ashley has a rating below 2500 as many other Grandmasters do, not just
>the "old Grandmasters"
>
>IV. GM Ashley best Elo was just 2500.
>
>Making the point that this is all that is needed to be a Grandmaster in todays
>world, Not the lofty standards Bob and other are trying to say it take to be a
>Grandmaster.


Why don't you simply RTFM?  Just having a peak rating of 2500 is _not_ all that
is required to be a GM.  This has been covered about 100 times by now...



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.