Author: James T. Walker
Date: 18:06:44 05/06/99
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On May 06, 1999 at 17:17:10, Luis E. Alvarado wrote: >I do not understand why the BLITZ ratings of IM and GM masters on ICC are so >inflated. Is this normal? Why some GM with ELO ratings betwen 2500 and 2600s >have BLITZ ratings in the 3000s. It appears that these rating are biased by mor >e than 400 points on the top end. One of the reasons they are inflated and highly volatile is that ICC uses K=32 for all players. The USCF uses K=32 up to 2099,K=24 for 2100-2399 and K=16 for 2400 and above. This means that the higher rated players ratings vary less. When playing with K=32 you can get on a hot streak and raise your rating 100-200 points in one night. But still consider that Blitz is a "Special" case of chess. It is a practiced art. It is a skill not natural to all people including GM's. The ones that practice/play blitz (a hundred games/day is not unusual) will destroy the people that "Drop In" to try a friendly game of blitz. The other reasons mentioned below are all valid also. Just another opinion. Jim Walker
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