Author: K. Burcham
Date: 10:49:45 07/22/01
can a human player achieve a GM rating, by only draws against other GMs? if this is possible, could you post the math involved in an example. for example, player A is rated xxxx, and if he plays in a tournament with x number of players rated at a minimum of xxxx, then he could achieve a GM level at xxxx. also... i read most posts here. and have for awhile now. i do not remember anyone posting a protest here against shredder5 being the world champion. didnt shredder5 win the world championship without beating all programs in the last tournament. werent there some draws. if i remember correctly, shredder5 was awarded world championship with only a draw against fritz. also... it seems that the higher your level of play, the more draws that can be expected. i have noticed this as i have increased my mhz, my ability, my programs, there are so many draws now with the top programs at the game servers. and with the GM tournaments, mostly draws. also... this temporary period we are passing through now, with program vs GM draws, what if this continues for 2 to 3 years or more. what if our top programs start playing a lot more GM level players. and if this happens how many GM draws does a program have to achieve before some will post that programs are GM level. also... ask Mr. hyatt how many GM draws are in his ICC crafty or scrappy accounts. my question is how many GM draws does it take to be a GM. also... if we knew someone who has never beat a GM, but plays all the top tournaments and has drawn against all the top players,,,,,,,do we call him,,,,a GM wantabe, a master at drawing a GM, a non rated player, maybe i should just call him awesome, or should i call him a GM. of course all of these are questions,,,but if i met him in the lobby of the waldorf, i would have a desire to shake his hand and to call him GRANDMASTER. kburcham
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