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Subject: Re: Should a 1900 rated Chessplayer be able to Draw A Grandmaster occasional

Author: Chessfun

Date: 17:56:40 12/12/99

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On December 12, 1999 at 17:33:52, John Warfield wrote:

>On December 12, 1999 at 17:27:13, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>On December 12, 1999 at 17:20:08, John Warfield wrote:
>>
>>>On December 12, 1999 at 17:19:30, John Warfield wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> How often is a 1900 rated player expected to draw a grandmaster? Just curious
>>>>A friend of mine drew hiarcs7 yesterday, I thought this was odd.
>>>
>>>
>>> Time control was 40 moves in 2 hours
>>
>>Hiarcs7 became a Grandmaster? when did it earn the norms?
>>Thanks.
>
> One does not have to earn the norm to be grandmaster strength, My defintion of
>a Grandmaster is one who possess the strength. I don't care about the
>technicalities of earning the title, which is meaningly since their are
>grandmasters with the title but aren't even 2400elo

Then you should have worded differently. However if Hiarcs 7 is "grandmaster
strength" remember that bridge that was for sale a couple of weeks ago......
...it still is.
Thanks.





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