masters & grand masters...

I think when you get high enough you gain a floor which stops you
from going lower.....but Dave'll surely clear this up for us!

!~Tony~!,are you giving Dave a new tag: floor cleaner?
He will be pleased when he gets back.
lyn.

Hehe...........that was good! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LYN!

Oh man...as sad as it is I do not do the floors in my house...Beck
gets those...but I do help with the cleaning of pretty much everything
else...well wait..I vacuum the carpet...does that count?

Dave
Captain USA
The Diplomat
Completly inadequate for the title "Domestic Engineer"....but
Domestically Challenged might fit...hehehe

Yes...you get a "rating floor" when you have established yourself at a
certain point in the master system.

Wish they had that here...then I wouldn't worry so much about finally
hitting 1800 and going to drop a bunch here pretty soon.

Dave

IM and GM titles are permanent.

I know of at least one GM player who's current rating is just over 2300
(GMs are usually above 2500) and there are WGM (Women
Grandmasters) rated under 2200!

Of course you lose your master status when your rating drops below
2200, but not the IM or GM title. Most strong master players stop
playing when their minds can no longer produce a good game. Even
then, they could beat you and I blindfolded!

Thanks for everybodies input and answers. Actually, I'm chuffed that I
started a discussion that so many people were interested in. I've
certainly learnt a lot from it.

Freak - trying to smile on a Monday morning

Originally posted by jgvaccaro
Fair enough-- maybe the real answer is that there's no way to reliably
predict one rating based on the other--- there are too many variables
to consider.

Originally posted by Wildfire
That's true.

Originally posted by Palynka
How many graves have you dug up today?

Originally posted by Wildfire
Not that many. I don't enjoy the sight of dead bodies.