| Ange1o DePa1ma 2006-11-19, 9:06 pm |
| "Mike Murray" <mikemurray@despammed.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:03:14 -0500, "Ange1o DePa1ma"
> <angelodpnospam@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> I again agree with Angelo -- my bet is on the ratings being somewhere
> in the 500s, nowhere near 1000.
Ken Sloan beats me hands down when it comes to understanding the rating
system, but I know much more than he does about practical play and player
strength. 1000-strength players know considerably more than how to move the
pieces.
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