Author: Amir
Date: 00:55:02 06/24/05
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On June 24, 2005 at 03:36:32, Terry McCracken wrote: >I comprehend it all very well, and no the system is different. Ed is much more >informed than you. So am I. >You ignored and snipped my post script. No you don't comprehend at all. Even if the rating system is the same, there could 100-200 points difference due to different pool of players who play in the USCF rated tournament compared to FIDE rated tournament. This doesn't necessarily means that formulas to calculate rating are drastically different. For example, a few years ago it was well known that chess players in US prisons were overrated. That doesn't mean USCF had a different formula to calculate ratings for chess players in prisons at that time! The inflation was caused by different pool of players who never played players outside prison. Anyway, even if the formula is slightly different, both systems are based on modified ELO ratting system. In other words, Hydra will have somewhere close to 3000 FIDE performance rating if he scores 5 points in 6 games against 2737 **FIDE** rated player.
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