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From: dfw@ll1.UUCP (Dan Webster)
Newsgroups: net.games.chess
Subject: Re: Re: Chess ratings and shoelaces
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 14:49:54 EST
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> In article <13731@rochester.UUCP> ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank) writes:
> >By the way my very informed friend, you forget to mention the category of
> >Life Master.  What is it you ask?  I'm not 10000000% sure of the details, so
> >look it up and post it.
> 
> "Life Master" is a bridge rating, not a chess rating, you idiot.
> _____________________________________________________
> Matt		University	crawford@anl-mcs.arpa
> Crawford	of Chicago	ihnp4!oddjob!matt

"Life Master" may be a bridge rating, and he may be an "Idiot", but
"Life Master" is a title awarded to players who maintain a "master's"
rating for 200 (or something like that!) games. (I'm not sure if they
have to be games played against players of master strength?)