I take no offense. I'm not defending Mig. I'm simply providing
a quick and dirty calculation of his performance using the
USCF rating calculator.

The whole point of the post was that, as you mentioned, it
would be very difficult for an individual with Mig's current
established rating, to get to the 2300 rating that he
established in Argentina. It's anybody's guess what his
"real" strength is. Let him play a series of tournaments with
regular time controls and see how he fares.

"Angelo DePalma" wrote in message ...
With all due respect to Mig and the poster (some will read that as "Mig the
Impostor" and flame me), it's very tough to improve or regress 500 rating
points during your 30s (assuming Mig is 30-something). It appears he had an
established B-rating about six years ago. For all practical purposes, at his
age 2300 is unattainable without some serious work. Even then... I'd be
surprised if any adult in USCF land has improved 500 points after age 30.

Angelo DePalma


. Since Mig hadn't played for 6
years, it might take a few more tournaments to see what his real
strenth is. I don't know if it'll be in the 2300 range, though.