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Subject: Re: SSDF Rating List > How many Points do you add to Convert to the USCF?

Author: Terry Ripple

Date: 21:29:50 04/08/99

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On April 08, 1999 at 21:57:56, Charles Unruh wrote:

>On April 08, 1999 at 16:40:38, Keith Kitson wrote:
>
>>On April 08, 1999 at 12:21:17, Terry Ripple wrote:
>>
>>> CM6000 and Fritz5.32 both are Rated 2576 according to SSDF,so what is the Point
>>>difference to Convert to USCF Scale?
>>>
>>> Thankyou for any help,
>>> Terry
>>
>>Eric Hallsworth has done some work on this subject and has written articles in
>>his Selective search on this very subject.  The general concensus was that you
>>need to add 100 point to a SSDF rating to make it a USCF rating.  However, Eric
>>has suggested this figure may need to be higher, perhaps as much as 120 points
>>to achieve the conversion.  I myself do find the USCF rating a little slack.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Keith
>
>  If that's the case that would place fritz and chessmaster above Gata Kamsky,
>now indeed comps are GM strength but i think putting progs at 2796 USCF is a but
>much.
      Correction > With 120 Points Added on would make their Rating 2696!!!



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