You might find the following interesting, especially the part about playing strength.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Acers
A GM's rating without being a GM?
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Jan 6, 2018
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woton wrote:
You might find the following interesting, especially the part about playing strength.
I played Jude Acers on the streets of New Orleans in the late 80s. Until then, I had no idea that chess could be more than a kids game. He won a pawn, simplified, queened, and won, commenting the whole time on his thinking, giving me my first chess lesson, and instilling in me a desire to play chess competitively.
May he burn in hell. 
breakingbad12 a écrit :
However, in chess.com this is possible, because they only work with integer numbers. (as far as I know)
No it isn't with a certain rating point gap you get 0points for a win
Jan 7, 2018
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fide elo: if you are rated less than 2400, you will gain at least 1.6 elo points per win, no matter how low rated your opponen is. (above 2400 you still get 0.8 elo points).
so to get from 1200 to 2500 you need less than 1000 wins.
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
Therefore, I am wondering if we took a 2000 level player and kept matching them against say 1500 rated players over and over. Would their goal of reaching 2500 in this nature be a possibility?
I should also mention that I don't mean an internet rating, where the games are easily accessible. I mean is it practically possible through tournament play?
I suppose it's possible. Though I don't think it's practical.
Especially considering the risk of encountering strong, underrated opponents.
It would only take a single loss to an opponent 500+ points lower to wreak havoc on one's rating.
I would agree to some earlier comments that it is possible no matter how slim that a true 1400 rated would reach 2500+ by playing 1000 or less. That is achievable in Internet chess but zero chance on OTB tournaments. I.e, rated 2499 paired against 1000 is unheard of. So chances are you will be paired up with someone way above your true rating of 1400...which I doubt would stand a chance of winning.
Jan 10, 2018
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ImLagTheFlagger wrote:
isabela14 wrote:
I would agree to some earlier comments that it is possible no matter how slim that a true 1400 rated would reach 2500+ by playing 1000 or less. That is achievable in Internet chess but zero chance on OTB tournaments. I.e, rated 2499 paired against 1000 is unheard of. So chances are you will be paired up with someone way above your true rating of 1400...which I doubt would stand a chance of winning.
It's more likely in online chess.
It is impossible in online chess. Do you how much rating a 1700 will gain playing a 1000 rated player? He gains 0 points.
Jan 10, 2018
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#31
Dzindzi had the great quote:
The difference between an IM and a GM is that no GM wants to become an IM.
Quite often, strong IMs are at least as good as GMs, but they haven't proven themselves by earning enough GM norms.
Okay, so no way of achieving 2500 by playing 1000 rated players....since a 1700 gains zero points playing 1000. Makes sense.
@BobbyTalparov, Thanks for the clarification on pairings on open tournaments.
Jan 10, 2018
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Rough estimate of your chances obtained as follows: 1594 GM's as of Nov.16, 2017......600 Million chess players (worldwide estimated)......that's 2.65666 GM's per million chess players. Slim chance, but good luck!!!!
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_grandmasters
https://www.quora.com/How-many-active-chess-players-are-there-in-the-world
Jan 11, 2018
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VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
This is a post of the theoretical variety.
I wonder... How skilled of a player do you have to be to be rated 2500?
Let me explain by giving a background on my thought process. I thought, I am rated 1200. If I keep playing players that are about 900 or 1000 over and over and beating them could I achieve a 2500 level rating?
But of course this doesn't seem practical, without doing any calculations at all I figure it would take millions of games if it's at all possible.
Therefore, I am wondering if we took a 2000 level player and kept matching them against say 1500 rated players over and over. Would their goal of reaching 2500 in this nature be a possibility?
I should also mention that I don't mean an internet rating, where the games are easily accessible. I mean is it practically possible through tournament play?
When you first joined chess.com 3 years ago, you and I had a big argument. You insisted that you were an amazing chess talent and would be a Grandmaster within a year or two. Do you remember that? It did not happen.
Now you are looking for a shortcut? Keep dreaming!
breakingbad12 wrote:
I'm not sure about that. IF the mathematics of the elo rating is correct, then this is not possible, because in the rare occasions you lose, you will lose a lot of points.
Tell me about it.
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
This is a post of the theoretical variety.
I wonder... How skilled of a player do you have to be to be rated 2500?
Let me explain by giving a background on my thought process. I thought, I am rated 1200. If I keep playing players that are about 900 or 1000 over and over and beating them could I achieve a 2500 level rating?
But of course this doesn't seem practical, without doing any calculations at all I figure it would take millions of games if it's at all possible.
Therefore, I am wondering if we took a 2000 level player and kept matching them against say 1500 rated players over and over. Would their goal of reaching 2500 in this nature be a possibility?
I should also mention that I don't mean an internet rating, where the games are easily accessible. I mean is it practically possible through tournament play?
That was that guy Shkuro did: beat lower opponents over and over until he eventually reached the world top ten in blitz!
After a certain point you stop gaining points against lower rated players, after that no matter how many games you play, your rating will not go up.