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How accurate are these ratings really?
Posted by
malachi76
31 Jul 2007 11:07pm
I have a friend who plays here and he believes a 1800 player on this site is stronger then a USCF 1800 player. I was just wondering are these ratings an accurate reflections of ones true strength or weakness?
ratings lie
Posted by
Polonca
(VIP) 10 Sep 2007 5:35pm
 i do not consider myself a 2000+ player, although i had 2208. I am just fast on the mouse and quite good at predicting. But time often plays an important role. When it comes to good old without-a-clock-chess, i'm probably 1600.
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