Patzers are in good company. 
I'd say 1700ish.
At what rating am I not a patzer?
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Sandrasandrita wrote:
Probably you aren't. But why so much worries about rating?
It means everything
I think patzer is in the eye of the beholder. Example: a 1500 might think a 1000 is a patzer. A 2300 might think an 1800 is one. A 2800 might think a 2300 is one. & of course a 700 might think a 300 is one. So, who's to say what a patzer is?
Edit: & if a 300 is looking around wondering where the patzers are..... then.....well.... somethings wrong!
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There's no such thing because it all depends on perspective. To a typical GM, anything under 2000 would be shockingly weak, and even a 2200-2250 would be seen as easyish prey most of the time. And many of those GMs would themselves be seen as weak players by Carlsen.
At the other end of the scale, even a 1200-1300 strength player would be very strong when measured against a typical guy off the street who knows the basic rules and nothing more.
(Edit) I see MrDamonSmith made the same observation except with a far wittier closing line :)
Hey James, where'd you get the picture with Carlsen? That was in a bar wasn't it?
Stephenson2 wrote:
Once a Patzer
Allways a Patzer
Get used to it
You surely are a patzer
The magic number is 1800 otb, you have some respect but better is 2000 otb, in the chess club you are like a GM.
May 29, 2014
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If in poker you sit at the table, look around, can't spot a fish, be sure you're the fish.
Same goes for patzers. Depends in which company you are at the time.
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MrDamonSmith wrote:
Hey James, where'd you get the picture with Carlsen? That was in a bar wasn't it?
Yeah, in London, about 18 months ago
at what point in life are you not a failure?
nobodyreally wrote:
If in poker you sit at the table, look around, can't spot a fish, be sure you're the fish.
Same goes for patzers. Depends in which company you are at the time.
Nailed it.
When you are rich
JamesColeman wrote:
MrDamonSmith wrote:
Hey James, where'd you get the picture with Carlsen? That was in a bar wasn't it?
Yeah, in London, about 18 months ago
So what kind of beer does Magnus like? Y'all both looked like you had a buzz.
May 29, 2014
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lol I couldn't say - no idea. Lev Aronian paid for a gigantic bottle of vodka, I assume he was on some of that. I don't remember him being a particularly big drinker, but then again, I hardly remember the evening :)
That is sooo cool! You got to hang out with Lev & Maggie. It would have been cool to get more pictures.
According to Google, a Patzer is a 'poor chess player'.
That makes me a patzer because I've been poor all my life.
May 29, 2014
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kleelof wrote:
According to Google, a Patzer is a 'poor chess player'.
That makes me a patzer because I've been poor all my life.
It comes from the german verb patzen (to blunder)
Nemo96 wrote:
I don't want to be a patzer
If you are anything other than World Champion, you are patzer. Live with it. 
I don't want to be a patzer