Author: Chesster Fritz
Date: 09:28:13 01/14/04
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On January 14, 2004 at 11:00:16, Peter Berger wrote: >On January 14, 2004 at 10:14:42, Chesster Fritz wrote: > >>On January 14, 2004 at 09:21:56, Peter Berger wrote: >> >>>On January 14, 2004 at 08:37:04, Chesster Fritz wrote: >>> >>>>He's rated at 2250 or thereabouts. >>> >>>His current German DWZ rating is 1894. >> >>I'm not going to argue with people who think they are correct. > >So why did you continue ;)? Who said I was arguing, I just stated what I know. > >>It has been written at ChessBase that he hold a master title, with a rating of >>2250. >> >>Some people just like to argue. No doubt you came across a lower rating, but >>that dosen't mean he hasn't a higher rating. >> >>If I come across it, I'll post it. The point is, he knows something about chess, >>outside of computer chess, as opposed to Rolf's ignorant assertion. > >A player rated 1900 obviously knows quite a lot about chess too, else more >players would be rated 1900 and higher. DWZ ratings are usually somewhat lower >than ELO numbers. Of course, no arguement. > >> >>But split hairs if it makes you feel better. >> >>Fritz > >You could also have posted: "Thanks for information". This would have made more >sense IMHO. When it is about my coming across his lower rating and your >concluding that it doesn't mean he doesn't have a higher rating, it is pretty >funny - as he is a German without an international rating the DWZ number is also >his only official rating ;) . If ChessBase really wrote that he held a master >title in chess, I would first wonder what that is supposed to mean in this >context, and then ask them how they came to this conclusion. They stated he was a rated master of 2250. How can one be more clear than that? You people making remarks like "I should thank you it would make more sense and it appears funny/strange to you, is simple arrogance. > >http://www.schachbund.de/cgi-bin/dwz/spieler.pl?name=Meyer-Kahlen&vergleich=anfang And? Either ChessBase erred or he has another rating, simple, yes?
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