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From: ron@ada-uts.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Chess grading system
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 11:40:00 EST
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    I think that the previous description of ratings (and their meanings)
is fairly accurate.  The only significant correction that I can think of
concerns the title of grandmaster/international grandmaster.  (These two
are synonymous.)  This is an international title, bestowed on players
who perform extrememly well in international competiition (equivalent to
a high international rating.)  The United States and FIDE rating systems
are based on the same statistical methodology (the ELO system), but do
have some slight differences.  There is a strong correlation between the
relative strengths of players under the two systems.

    Anyway, becoming a grandmaster means that you've not only got to be
good; you've also got to play in the correct (international) tournaments.