Sarcasm? Or really that clueless?

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Post #237,109 by drewk 12/5/05 5:03:46 PM Reply	Sarcasm? Or really that clueless? And does a chess rating above 2600 mean these guys are pretty good? If that was sarcasm, that's funny. If it's cluelessness then yes, "pretty good" would be a fair, if understated, description. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #237,199 by ChrisR 12/6/05 3:09:02 PM Reply	Fairly clueless Only play chess once in a while and then only with my daughter. Figured that 2600 was pretty high up the ladder (about 2500 points higher than my likely rating). But I was wondering whether this qualifies them as some of the top ranked players in the world?
Post #237,205 by Yendor 12/6/05 3:37:09 PM Reply	They don't call those with 2600 ratings... ..."Grand Master"s for nothin'. [link\|http://chess.about.com/library/weekly/aa03a25.htm\|Elo Chess Ratings at About] [link\|http://www.jaderiver.com/chess/ratings.html\|A bit more about ratings and titles] -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania

Chess Torunaments? - (ChrisR) - (6) - Dec. 5, 2005, 02:03:52 PM EST

Sarcasm? Or really that clueless? - (drewk) - (2) - Dec. 5, 2005, 05:03:46 PM EST

Fairly clueless - (ChrisR) - (1) - Dec. 6, 2005, 03:09:02 PM EST

They don't call those with 2600 ratings... - (Yendor) - Dec. 6, 2005, 03:37:09 PM EST

Yes, and yes. - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Dec. 5, 2005, 07:57:03 PM EST

So I shouldn't challenge them to a high stakes game? - (ChrisR) - (1) - Dec. 6, 2005, 03:12:25 PM EST

Chess is good for a developing mind... - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 6, 2005, 04:20:50 PM EST

When you're as high-strung as I am, you should be paid to keep smoking.
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