ratings and delusions


Bot ratings, and the rating given by Game Review's rating estimate, should not be taken seriously. Even Artificial Intelligence needs much more than a single game to determine how skilled you are. Knowing the results would be inaccurate, developers (correctly) decided to make sure the error would almost always be on the side of being generous... better to flatter than to discourage.
"You say I played like a 2000?"

No one in their right mind would suggest chess is an IQ test. Intelligence is a factor. How could it not be? But it's not the only factor or the most important one: experience is, by far. Also important is motivation/interest/enthusiasm. The other day, an IM said, "Look at your rating compared to mine." I said, "Well, I'm pretty sure you're not 2 1/2 times as smart as me, else I have some serious life questions for ya'. Besides, I aced my college SAT's, every subject. How about you?".