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Old March 14th 08, 08:10 PM posted to rec.games.chess.politics,rec.games.chess.misc,rec.games.chess.analysis,alt.chess
Rob
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On Mar 14, 12:57*pm, samsloan wrote:
On Mar 14, 12:46 pm, SBD wrote:





On Mar 13, 4:50 pm, samsloan wrote:
I never call any chess player "weak" for the simple reason that chess
strength is relative. A 1400 player is "strong" compared to the vast
majority of non-tournament chess players. I think I have read or heard
that a 1600 rated chess player knows more about chess than the holder
of most PhD degrees know about his respective field.


I would propose:


1400 - HS grad


1600 - BS


1800 - MS


2200 - PhD


Thank you for replying but I disagree.

How many holders of the PhD degree are there in America? I believe
that the number is in the tens of thousands.

By contrast, how many chess masters are there?

Sam Sloan- Hide quoted text -

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Quite a few more, I should think.
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