FIDE / USCF Rating Verification
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Well, I suspect that many of the ratings people post here are utterly bogus, just intended to intimidate their opponents. Likewise their pictures, of course (speaking for myself). I recently played (and easily defeated) a player claiming to have FIDE rating 2500, which is grandmaster level! Your suggestion about posting ID numbers sounds good. Of course, people who are serious about posting their FIDE/USCF ratings can add an ID number in their profiles now (assuming they don't want to remain anonymous).
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted a game into the game showcase forum. I was rather pleased with it, as I'd beaten (or so I thought) a FIDE rated player.
Several comments on this game from more seasoned players on here led me to believe that my win was perhaps not as great as I thought it was - so I deleted my original posting and pursued the matter with my opponent.
The basic jist of my email was 'no one I've spoken to believes you have a FIDE rating. Can I have your FIDE ID number?'
To cut a long story short, it turns out that my opponent does not have a FIDE rating. My opponent has removed their FIDE rating and replaced it with a USCF rating - which they don't have either! I've given up to be honest.
So, wouldn't it be an idea to provide a field for both FIDE and USCF identifiers on the player profile so that the rating can be verified?