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Subject: Re: Why GM Ashley was picked.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 12:20:07 06/20/01

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On June 20, 2001 at 15:06:51, Côme wrote:

>On June 20, 2001 at 13:38:23, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On June 20, 2001 at 13:08:10, Mark Young wrote:
>>[snip]
>>>Not by me, I don't have a problem with him being a GM, He teaches me chess on
>>>chess wise. I am not the one who has a problem with a 2484 elo GM, It was not I
>>>that suggest GM's are not GM's because they don't have a super high rating or
>>>because they are old.
>>
>>However, when they are old, it really does become more and more of a "paper
>>title" -- let's admit it.  There is a huge inertia in ELO calculations.  If you
>>play ten years, starting when you are ten years old, even if you are a prodigy,
>>it is doubtful you will start out above 1800.  So, over a broad span of time,
>>your ELO figures in thousands of games at below (say) 2200.  Imagine the
>>incredible performance you must achieve to pull the ELO over 2500!  You must
>>play tremendous chess for a very long time to do it.  Now, examine the reverse
>>side of the coin.  Suppose you are a super GM who has played for decades.  Maybe
>>for 20 years your ELO was over 2600.  If your ELO is now at 2495, it means you
>>are playing 1800 chess.
>
>Hello !
>That is nonsense Dann and I hope you realise. A past 2600 player who have now
>2495 doesn't play 1800 chess.All your paragraphe is nonsense may be you should
>play chess before talking about it.
>Best Regards
>Alexandre Côme

It is clear that his performance should be lower than 2495 in order to go down
to 2495 and I think that this was Dann's point.

I agree that the player does not play 1800 chess and probably 2400 or 2300  is
more close to the truth.

Uri



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