Originally posted by Caro Kannhttp://www.chess.ca/rating_calculator.htm
Very well done! Impressive!
EDIT: and out of interest i decided to check my rating there, turns out its being updated right now lol!
well 800 (new player) beating 2*1500's, a 1000 and loosing to a 1600... who knows what it will be!
Just an estimate but that site calculator is pretty accurate. Generally it's like:
You get 16 points for a win, and then + or - 4 point for each 100 point rating difference between your opponents rating and your rating.
So if your 800 and you beat someone 1000 then you get 16 + (1000-800)*4= 24 points.
If you lose to a 1000 player then you get -16 -8 = -24
For draws you get + or - 4 points for ever 100 point rating difference.
You also get bonus ratings now and then depending on your performance.
Originally posted by RahimKI don't know, you have about 15 years until age will start to hinder your progress. I think master could be perfectly possible. hard work, but it's always like that no matter how old you are. -of course you'll get family, kids, work and other distractions as you get older... and it's not like turning 35-40 would stop your progress altogether, but merely slow it down and decrease your 'potential'.
too old for?
Expert - no.
Master yes.
I'm always baffled by the claim that you should start very very young to become very good. I mean, I do know what the statistics say about GM's starting age, but personal observations seem to indicate that adults learn far faster than kids. I'd like to see some statistical comparison between people starting at say, 5, 15, 25, 35 years old, and training the same amount for say a 10 year period. (I'm not sure if it's even possible to get a kid to study as much?)
It's very tempting to jump into conclusions by looking at gm's learning curve, but although I'm not a firm believer in talent, I do believe gm's are somewhat special group in this regard. I'd like to see statistical data about different age-groups of 'normal people' with comparable study-practices.
Originally posted by wormwoodThe amount of time needed to get from expert 2000 to master 2200 is so great. The higher you get, the more effort you have to put in to improve.
I don't know, you have about 15 years until age will start to hinder your progress. I think master could be perfectly possible. hard work, but it's always like that no matter how old you are. -of course you'll get family, kids, work and other distractions as you get older... and it's not like turning 35-40 would stop your progress altogether, but merely slo ...[text shortened]... about different age-groups of 'normal people' with comparable study-practices.
With graduation from univ, work, future family I just think it would be way to hard to get to master.
As for starting young, I was talking about kids starting at say 6 and becoming GM's at 14ish. You know all those young masters out there.
I do realize that is is 8 year and a person say at 20 give 8 years could pull it off also but when your a kid the situation is different. Less to worry about, responsility etc... But yes I do think that getting a kid to study is hard at a young age.
I think around 10ish would be the ideal age to start.
OMG! 🙂🙂
Ratings were delay 2 days and 2 hours. It the usual thing for CFC ðŸ˜
But here it is: from 1706 to 1852!!! 😀😀
Wow, i'm so happy and proud of this accomplishment. That should put me on the top 20 list for our city with a nice cushion also. Should be maybe number 17 on the list I think.
Can't wait, i'm going to post it on my wall 🙂
Congratulations RahimK!
I read in a recent RunnersWorld magazine that "chess shows much less deterioration than physical activities" and that "chess masters lose ranking scores at a rate of 1 to 2 percent per per decade through their 40's and 50's and about six percent in their 70's."
Korchnoi is in his seventies and is still rated 2600, and playing wonderful games. Although it is probably beyond the capacity of most people to achieve such a rating, without dedicating one's life to chess; it is completely conceivable that you could become a master.
I, and I'm sure, others, appreciate your insights into chess and forum posts in the chess forums. At least, they enhance the quality of the chess forum. I think it would be nice if people discussed more themes essential to good chess in the chess forum; for example, piece development, when to push pawns, and how to strategize over the chess board so one can play the moves that result in the most optimal position possible.
Originally posted by YugaThankz. Well it will be 2 years in May since I started playing in rated tournaments and my goal was to get to 1800 by then 🙂
Congratulations RahimK!
I read in a recent RunnersWorld magazine that "chess shows much less deterioration than physical activities" and that "chess masters lose ranking scores at a rate of 1 to 2 percent per per decade through their 40's and 50's and about six percent in their 70's."
Korchnoi is in his seventies and is still rated 2600, and playing wonde ...[text shortened]... hess board so one can play the moves that result in the most optimal position possible.
I still think getting to master would require to much work and other stuff will take priority. Jobs, future family etc..., Univ stuff.
I'm aiming to get to master for now and then take it from there.
I'm still trying to improve my self in the categories you mentioned, especially the pawn stuff. I'll ask around and try to pick up some books and study them. That's how I got to my rating. By reading books. I'm working on my blog to track my chess and I have my book list on there already. Maybe that might help people?
This is what I was waiting for: I'm so proud of this. I taught my self by reading books and I made it on the list. I'm going to post this on my wall 🙂
Highlights:
- Lee gains 38 points to take over 2nd place.
- Li takes over 3rd place.
- Frialde and Li enter the classroom to re-learn the secret Expert
handshake.
- Haynes gains 78 points and jumps up to #7.
- Khataw gains a massive 146 rating points to debut on the Top 20 at
#15.
- Mrugala joins the A-Class for the first time, and rejoins the list.
EDMONTON'S TOP 20 PLAYERS:
1. Jeff Reeve 2305
2. Vicente Lee 2283
3. Rob Gardner 2234
4. Zhichao Li 2196
5. Arniel Frialde 2190
6. Sasa Grumic 2097
7. Nic Haynes 2088
8. Anastasia Kazakevich 2076
9. Micah Hughey 2037
10. Vlad Rekhson 2026
11. Hafiz Karmali 1986
12. Tim Dean 1916
13. Gerald Aspler 1913
14. Geoff Newton 1907
15. Rahim Khataw 1852
16. Ivan Gonzalez 1852
17. Richard Pua 1848
18. Mark Stark 1817
19. David Mrugala 1811
20. Ahmet Yamach 1810
Originally posted by RahimKWay to go Rahim! 🙂
The Edmonton Reserves was much bigger than usual this year, with
41 players overall. This annual Open Swiss tournament runs at the
same time as the Edmonton Championship, for eight-rounds through
January and February. The Reserves included several Expert and A-
class players who were knocked out of the early rounds of the Edmonton
Championship.
...[text shortened]... ce to
see hardwork does pay off 🙂
Originally posted by RahimKisnt Edmonton a metropolis or something? cant believe there are so few good players in edmonton...
EDMONTON'S TOP 20 PLAYERS:
1. Jeff Reeve 2305
2. Vicente Lee 2283
3. Rob Gardner 2234
...
15. Rahim Khataw 1852
in Helsinki (about 600 000 people) one would need almost 2300 rating to be ranked in the top 20.
Originally posted by Sicilian Smaugfinnish national rating is about the same as fide. for example GM tomi nybäck 2562 fide, 2578 selo.
Would that be Finnish rating or what?
with 2300 you get 10th in nybäck's club 'shakkivelhot' alone, and there's 15-20 clubs in helsinki. I did a search on most local clubs I could think of:
http://www.shakki.net/cgi-bin/selolista/[WORD TOO LONG]
it seems you'd get around 34th in helsinki with 2300.
EDIT: seems the link to the search engine with relevant club names was too long for rhp, but anyway 34th place with 2300, 13th with 2400, 4th with 2500.