2nobody2 wrote:
kibitzed on a game and checked a guys profile. he had 2000 and 2400 start points? hardly fair. try earning them without a shill account folks.
You evidently do not understand how rare it is to become a Grandmaster.
? do gms get 2400 points to start?
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Sep 29, 2021
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When GMs do speed runs on twitch, it only takes them a few dozen games to get well over 2000. The can do it in an afternoon if they want. Having them start off high is a professional courtesy so as not to insult them or force them to play dozens of boring games. It also protects lower rated players from inevitable thrashings. There’s nothing wrong with it.
They also may be an alt, look at their games
Sep 29, 2021
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#5
Imagine being in the top 0.01 percent of all chess players and have a random 1300 say it’s not fair you get a head start in online chess
Sep 29, 2021
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justbefair wrote:
2nobody2 wrote:
kibitzed on a game and checked a guys profile. he had 2000 and 2400 start points? hardly fair. try earning them without a shill account folks.
You evidently do not understand how rare it is to become a Grandmaster.
I mean... lots of things are rare, they don't give rating points for rarity.
How about "you don't understand how much it takes to earn a GM title" and "you don't understand how easy a 2400 online rating is for a GM"
Sep 29, 2021
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#7
There are a few Under 2400 GMs, but they are mostly exceptions to the rule. I can count them with one hand.
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#8
A GM who is an active blitz player who isn't 80 years old under 2400? It's hard to believe. Maybe they're playing on a toaster.
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#9
@vica56 always takes a lot of time, even at the cost of just running out of time, but he always plays great moves. I don’t know how old the guy is.
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@b1zmark at last count there were 600,000,000 people who knew how to play chess (probably more now), and roughly 1700 GMs. So it’s more like the top 0.0002%. Please don’t insult our GMs. :)
kibitzed on a game and checked a guys profile. he had 2000 and 2400 start points? hardly fair. try earning them without a shill account folks.