Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 10:06:11 09/19/98
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On September 18, 1998 at 21:14:07, John Coffey wrote: >My rating has been on the decline these past few years, and I think that it >has less to do with age (I'm 38) than it does with ratings. For one thing, >the ratings seem to differ depending upon what part of the country you are >in. Here in Utah, it is thought that the ratings are low, and our top players >seem to do very well compared to their ratings when they play in out of state >tournaments. > >Ratings seem to have always gone through periods of inflation and deflation. >Have rating points been harder to get these last few years? > >This should affect how we look at programs. At the moment I don't trust >any claim of any rating on any program. > >John I have NEVER trusted any claim of any rating of any program. One must bear in mind that the rating by itself means nothing, and thus a 2500+ rating in ICC or in SSDF can not be compared to mexican ratings (or ratings from any other list). I am sure that a player with a mexican rating of 2500 would smash (70% of points in a long match) a program with a similar rating in ICC, at standard time controls. I know that this statement is controversial, and that many people here will disagree. But that is my opinion, and I hope noboby feels offended. I take these precautions because lately I have seen long and boring threads of disagreements that lead to personal attacks (and I do not want to be involved in one), and because I am not a native English speaker and any poor wording can be badly misunderstood.
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