today's 2400 and 2500 players routinely lose to players above 2600, who are "today's overrated players".
Anybody who ever sat down to play or analyze with anybody rated 2400 to 25xx, would normally think twice before saying something like "overrated".
I was lucky enough to interact with quite a number of players in these rating ranges, in several countries.
I have beaten 2400s and 2500s in tournament play and have always lost to 2600s but have analyzed with them and know what you are talking about . I have 2 draws with 2600s in rapid events , Oleg Korneev and Julio Granda Zuniga . A 2600 GM friend of mine ( Kevin Spraggett ) only broke 2600 in his 50s and couldnt do it in the mid 80s when he was a Candidate for the WC and played 2 Candidates matches , winning one and losing the second . His peak at that time was 2580 . I asked him so you think you play better chess after age 50 than you did in the prime of your life ? He laughed and said ofcourse he was playing better chess when he was a Candidate ! I said but what about the rating difference ? You only break 2600 after age 50 ! He explained with 2 words : rating inflation .
I am denigrating todays great players by saying they arent better than BF simply because their ratings are higher ? I think ratings inflation is real , since the 70s , lots of people do and lots of people don't . I would say today's ratings are inflated from 50-100 points and this is what I refer to when I speak of " bloated " and " overrated " . Also top players who only play the closed elite events and no Opens protect their ratings and contribute to its being " bloated " . What is Ivanchuk's highest rating ? He plays lots of Opens and always has ....
Meaningful only to sheeple.
As for the rest, I see it's just the usual plowing on with the same stuff without responding to any points.