Can someone be so good their rating is below

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Assume someone PLAYS like a 4000 rated player. He takes a test to see his rating. Is it possible the people  / engines that grade the test think his moves are dumb but only because they don't see what the 4000 player is thinking, thus giving him a really low rating?

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nameless_lolo wrote:

Assume someone PLAYS like a 4000 rated player. He takes a test to see his rating. Is it possible the people  / engines that grade the test think his moves are dumb but only because they don't see what the 4000 player is thinking, thus giving him a really low rating?

Ratings aren't determined by test. They are the result of wins, losses and draws against other rated players.