Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 11:12:08 03/28/03
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On March 28, 2003 at 13:50:59, Earl Fuller wrote: >Hi Uri, well reading your answer, (add 200 pts. for uscf) would mean that the >Shredder7 program is at least 2768 in uscf terms. Interesting to say the least. >But perhaps everyone can see what i mean when you say add 200 pts. for the lower >rated programs, what about the higher rated ones, like Shredder? One would think >that chess programers or others who have studied this problem would be able to >give an exact formula for converting to USCF, one that the experts could all >agree upon. >And as far as having a program as strong as Fisher used to be, (in his defence) >all i can say is he achieved his rating without the aid of computers, to use and >study with. No data base program. No, i don't want to get into a Fisher >debate!! lolololol >The chess players that i know always ask the same question, what is it in USCF? >because here in this country thats the rating system we use. All USCF players >know what you mean when you say this guy is a uscf 1300 player or 2200 player, >but if you say he's (she's lolol) is a 1800 fide player, we ask well,"whats that >in uscf?" So when ratings are posted, in my opinion, they should be converted >to the closest uscf rating as possible, so U.S. players can relate. >If you sat down at a table to play a guy from the planet Grog and he said his >rating is Grog 847384647823 wouldn't you want to know what that is in uscf? >lolololol just having fun Uri. >Earl When americans talk about USCF is like the British driving in the wrong side of the road, it's impossible to relate to for the rest of us and mistakes are bound to happen :) I guess if you add 150-200 points to the FIDE scale (for the top players) you get USCF, or thereabout. It's different pools so you can't make a direct comparison. I think Fischer would have been close to 3000 in USCF, certainly higher than 2900. -S.
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