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>still better than 99.99% of the people in the world That figure is quite understated. In USCF, 2300 ELO is better than 99.59% of _rated chess players_.
by DarylZero 5y ago
>still better than 99.99% of the people in the world
That figure is quite understated. In USCF, 2300 ELO is better than 99.59% of _rated chess players_.
- nescioquid 5y agoEven that feels like an understatement. As a mere class-player, I once had the opportunity to play an IM. I reached the middle game without any blunders, even material, no immediate threats, and was beginning to wonder if I could actually survive into an endgame. As I evaluated my next move, I realized this was all illusion. I suddenly realized every candidate move led to catastrophe, as if by some magic I suddenly found myself in a straight-jacket. Statistically, it might be more on the order of unarmed man standing up to a tank, but it felt more like being mugged by a trans-dimensional alien. Anyone with a title is an extraordinary player.
- DarylZero 5y agoYeah and it's incredible to think that the 2300s will almost always be crushed by the 2500s, and yet there's a tiny group of superGMs, 2700+, who can crush GMs like beginners.