| Mike Murray 2006-11-19, 9:06 pm |
| On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:03:14 -0500, "Ange1o DePa1ma"
<angelodpnospam@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:
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>Mike is right about instability of ratings below 1000. I failed to mention
>that my next rating after 969 was 1530, earned after playing in a few
>tournaments in mid-late 1968.
quote:
>We've had a bunch of 900-1300 players come through our club. I assure you
>they know MUCH more than simply how to move the pieces. My two daughters
>know little more than how the pieces move, and their ratings are in the 500s
>I believe.
The question of ratings for adults who have just learned the moves
could be answered experimentally -- teach a few adults the rules of
the game and then plop 'em in a tournament with a mix of other adult
players with established ratings in the range of, say, 600 - 1200.
Have some prizes, big enough to motivate people. Might be a better
use of our money for the USCF to underwrite something like this,
rather than dumping 50 grand on consultants.
I again agree with Angelo -- my bet is on the ratings being somewhere
in the 500s, nowhere near 1000.
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