Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:03:37 12/05/99
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On December 05, 1999 at 10:14:21, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On December 05, 1999 at 09:53:41, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 05, 1999 at 06:13:54, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >> >>>On December 05, 1999 at 06:05:49, John Warfield wrote: >>> >>>>On December 05, 1999 at 05:07:05, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 05, 1999 at 03:20:49, John Warfield wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Thanks >>>>> >>>>>2485 >>>>> >>>>>Enrique >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Impressive!! Far from the 2600+ of ssdf, but still very close to GM >>> >>>I am impressed too, but when I think of GMs I have 2600 in mind. Is it not true >>>that 3 norms of 2600+ are needed to become a Grandmaster? Maybe we have a >>>semantic problem in all this discussion about programs playing or not at GM >>>level. >>> >>>Enrique >> >> >>The "norm" score is keyed to roughly 2600, or at least it was the last time >>I had my FIDE book in my office (before it grew legs and walked off...). IE >>a "norm" is the score you need at a specific event to roughly give a TPR of >>2600 IIRC... > >This fits with the idea I had. So it seems reasonable to think that 2500 is IM >level and 2600+ is GM. > >Enrique Yes and no. An IM can't drop below 2500 while earning the norms, or else he has to start over (I think). So he has to maintain 2500 _and_ produce three 2600+ TPRs, to become a GM. I assume the three 'norms' are 2600+ to prevent the occasional IM 'burp' where they have > 2500 TPRs just due to statistics. A 50+ point rating burp is not uncommon. 100+ is less common. The 2500 floor on the rating is to make sure that the IM can hold 2500, the actual GM entry-level rating, and that he can also play with somewhat stronger GM players as well, on occasion...
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