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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Example Of A Bidding War

Author: Mihaly Szalai

Date: 06:21:58 05/22/05

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On May 22, 2005 at 09:12:40, Steve B wrote:

>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>it says that this is a 68,000 microprocessor on 16 MHz and about 2000 Elo
>>strong.
>>I saw a Fidelity Phantom ad in an old chess mag with a 6502 proc and 2100 Elo.
>>The ratings system has changed since 1988?
>>
>>I scanned the ad for you: http://misimatt.freeweb.hu/pic/phantom.jpg
>
>hi Mihaly
>
>thanks for the ad
>i have added it to my archives of printed material on the old computers
>
>the Phantoms rating is a USCF rating(United States Chess Federation) which is
>not the same as Elo
>2100 USCF is about 1850-1900 Elo
>also, all dedicated computers had their ratings reduced by 100 points in 2000 by
>the SSDF
>this was supposedly done because of ratings inflation
>all of the computers released before 2000 were therefore reduced by 100 points
>and most were not retested
>
>Keeper of records Regards
>Steve

Thank you, Steve!

This USCF thing escaped my attention...

You should post some of your best games here now and then.
(With anti-anti-anti-dedicated strategy applied, of course...;)

Mihaly



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