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> "Ed Seedhouse" <eseedhouse@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:6p03k2lm03nk1m7fiut0aa0v2pqvn4iuv8@4ax.com...
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> Which is why I believe if you go 0-8 at the World Open against an average
> opponent rating of 1200, your first published rating will be 800. Someone
> who knows the rating system please comment.
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