Evan,
The points difference makes no difference at all. That is simply the players
rating. There is no rule to say how “fair” a match should be. After all, if I
came across Kasparov in a match, he would outrate me by a considerable amount,
but yet, I’d still give him a damn good go for his money.
Ratings are just that. A grade. No matter what you are, if you are pitted
against somebody, then, just get on with it and do your best!
Cheers,
Chris
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: 25 July 2018 20:42
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Question About the Tournament Chris Ross Is Playing In
Chris, or Anyone,
I’ve noticed in the results that you are posting, that some of the ratings of
the opponents seem pretty far apart. Just one example from the Round 5 posting
he just sent:
5 Ibrahim Dal (1621) 0-1 Paul Benson (1928)
That’s over 300 points. I’m wondering if there’s some rule that determines how
far apart ratings can be for a match to be considered fair. 300 points seems
pretty far apart to me. I know there are only so many players, so there’s a
limited number of opponents players can have, so I would imagine this has been
hashed out by now. I’m just wondering about that.
Thanks for any guidance.
Evan
