30 Nov 06
I didn't realise tha Weyerstrass was so strong, according to this list of the strongest players ever:
http://roman.krumsieck.com/bestever.htm
He peaked in 1973 with a rating of 2541. I don't know if this is an official rating or not, obviously there are some derived ratings in that list - Louis Eichborn at #1 is known only from a series of games he played against Anderrson, most of which he won! (I would guess that he only recorded his wins).
01 Dec 06
Originally posted by Fat LadyThat page actually crashed my browser! In 47,000th and a bit place comes one Hans Spenk with an ELO (apparently) rating of 276, which I'd have thought was only possible after the removal of one or both cerebral hemispheres. I think, as you said, that there may be some issues with the validity of the list, but if Weyerstrass peaked at 2,541 then he's only missing norms for a GM title.
I didn't realise tha Weyerstrass was so strong, according to this list of the strongest players ever:
http://roman.krumsieck.com/bestever.htm
He peaked in 1973 with a rating of 2541. I don't know if this is an official rating or not, obviously there are some derived ratings in that list - Louis Eichborn at #1 is known only from a series of games he played against Anderrson, most of which he won! (I would guess that he only recorded his wins).
01 Dec 06
Originally posted by Mathurineobviously Weyerstrass was thinking he played Ba6 instead of Na6, like in this game:
That one was over quickly!!
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