You overlook the fact that Bauer's rating of 2304 is not current. It
is a 1997 rating based on a match with a friend. His typical average
rating was only about 2150.

Based on what has happened to the rating system since 1997, I doubt
that Bauer could hold a rating much above 2100.

My own rating has dropped 170 points since 1997 and I think that my
case is fairly typical.

I would still bet that Grandmaster Evans would beat Randy Bauer in a
match.

Sam Sloan