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Subject: Re: Hydra 3000?

Author: Amir

Date: 13:00:37 06/24/05

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On June 24, 2005 at 13:56:40, Dan Honeycutt wrote:

>On June 24, 2005 at 03:31:17, Amir wrote:
>
>>On June 24, 2005 at 03:24:37, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Obviously I know that USCF is not the same thing as FIDE, but the formula to
>>>>calculate **PERFORAMCE** rating might be same in all cases. Do you know what
>>>>**PERFORAMCE** rating means in a match or tournament? There would be a simple
>>>>formula to calculate performance rating.  2737 is Adam's FIDE rating, not his
>>>>USCF rating
>>>
>>>Ed understands this, and no it's not the same.
>>>
>>>I will not argue the point, the estimate I gave you is fairly accurate.
>>>If you use the FIDE calculator you'll get about a 2800 rating performance, but I
>>>agree this is a bit low.
>>>
>>
>>No, he doesn't. Both USCF and FIDE use ELO rating system based on the logistic
>>distribution system, so the formula to calculate performance rating could be the
>>same. What you obviously are unable to understand (or comprehend) is that Adams
>>FIDE rating is 2737. This is not his USCF rating.
>
>This is a tempest in a teapot.  Terry is correct that the result will not be
>correct if you use a USCF formula with a FIDE rating.  And you are correct that
>the result will be very close.  4.92/6 as Uri calculated will give Hydra very
>nearly a performance rating of 3000 FIDE.
>
>Terry did the right thing extending the olive branch.  You did the wrong thing
>ignoring it.

Reject olive branch? I don't' treat him as troll nor insulted him unless he does
it. As for both being correct, he continued to say the there would be 50-100
points difference if you use USCF site to calculate performance rating.











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