Congrats on getting to 1600 in online turn-by-turn.
Nice post by Till.
I don't believe that means you are 1100 OTB. My understanding is that your 1600 might translate into something 100-200 points lower in, for example, the United States Chess Federation (USCF). I'm not positive about that, and I don't know how USCF relates to FIDE or organizations in other countries. Who cares how long it took. It's not a race.
There is likely no reliable translation of online chess to OTB chess. It is a function of how much time you spend on each move in online chess and how much you use books and other source material.
I agree, but I'm sure there is a correlation. 100-200 delta seems reasonable if you examine the center of the bell curve. Also, my friend and former colleage is a USCF Expert rated at about 2100 and he thought 100-200 sounded about right. 500 delta seems like an outlier.
Yeah, I dont disagree friend. But the fact that it took seven years for me in itself means very little book reference and other tactics , isn't it? The honesty factor is undeniable , I guess!
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Right. An analogy that immediately comes to mind is someone "multi-boarding" 20 simultaneous games of online No-Limit Hold 'em poker versus someone who plays one game live versus one who plays one game online. I don't know if it's a great analogy, but it immediately comes to my mind.