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This is an impossible score as not 0, 1 ⁄ 2 or 1 but as this is higher than 0.5 even a draw will very slightly damage Portisch's rating; conversely a draw will very slightly improve Hort's rating. Portisch's expected score is summed for each of his matches, which gave a total expected score of 9.66. Then the formula is:
In theory a non-chess player would have a personal grade of 0; in practice negative grades exist but are set to 0 on the grading list. The weakest adult club players come in at about 40. A three-figure grade is a source of prestige among casual players, while those who seriously study the game may try to achieve a personal grade of 150.
The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF [1]) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in The World Chess Federation (FIDE). USCF administers the official national rating system , awards national titles, sanctions over twenty national championships annually, and publishes ...
[1] As a specific example, if a player scores 2½/3 against three opponents rated 2400, 2500, and 2600, their performance ratings with the different methods are 2785 (true definition), 2773 (FIDE), and 2767 (linear). [1]
The FIDE Online Arena [1] is the International Chess Federation's (FIDE) official exclusive Internet chess server devoted to chess playing and related activities. [2] A test version of the server began on August 8, 2013; the fully operational version was announced for October 2013. [ 2 ]
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Time at FIDE number one and youngest age at FIDE number one Player Months at No. 1 Peak rating Age at first time No. 1 Date at first time No. 1 Rating at first time No. 1 Garry Kasparov: 255: 2851: 20 years, 263 days: January 1, 1984: 2710 Magnus Carlsen: 175: 2882: 19 years, 32 days: January 1, 2010: 2810 Anatoly Karpov: 102: 2780: 24 years ...
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