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Peter Thiel & Garry Kasparov
- beefman 16y agoWho knew he played chess (and at the Master level)?
- zck 16y agoYou didn't know Kasparov played chess? Seriously, though, from what I can tell, Thiel is rated 2199[1], which isn't Master level. That's still enough to be the 21,246th best player in the world. [1] http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2022389 http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2022389
- beefman 16y agoHe is a Life Master http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/MbrDtlMain.php?12056150 http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/MbrDtlMain.php?120... (As a U.S. resident, he probably hasn't had much exposure to FIDE-rated events... and in fact his FIDE profile says only 10 games)
- detokaal 16y agoIt appears his Fide rating is about 2200, which is comparable to about 2300 in the USA. For non chess players, his rating places him in the top 2% of rated players in the world. Here is his US Chess rating history: http://main.uschess.org/datapage/ratings_graph.php?memid=12056150 http://main.uschess.org/datapage/ratings_graph.php?memid=120...