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Subject: Re: Hydra 3000?

Author: Dan Honeycutt

Date: 13:32:26 06/24/05

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On June 24, 2005 at 16:00:37, Amir wrote:

>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.

You're both half blind because you are so annoyed with the other.  I said he was
correct that there would be a difference.  I said you were correct that the
difference would be small.

Not my fault, he started it.  That's a new one.

Best
Dan H.




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