Author: martin fierz
Date: 17:28:01 04/14/02
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On April 14, 2002 at 20:13:35, Chessfun wrote: >On April 14, 2002 at 19:40:23, John Merlino wrote: > >>On April 14, 2002 at 15:40:20, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >> >>>In fact the rating difference between Nunn and me is 262 rating points. >>>2312 versus 2584 (that's november 2001 list though, not sure whether >>>either of us has dropped or gone up sincethen). >>> >>>2500+ means GM, so Nunn is GM. I'm FM with little chance of ever getting GM. >> >>Not necessarily true, at least not with USCF. Josh Waitzkin was over 2500 for >>four years (except for one dip down to 2488), but he did not get enough GM norms >>for the title, so even though his current rating is 2525, he is not a GM. >> >>jm > >There are many 2500+ players that are not GM's but Waitzkin isn't one of them. >His current FIDE ELO is 2464. I think Vincent would have meant FIDE not USCF. > >Sarah. that's right - USCF ratings are typically higher than FIDE ratings. aloha martin
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