Tonight I became an IM!

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
Congratulations to Plopzilla - my criticisms aren't directed at you specifically - but I don't understand why an 1100, 1400 player etc. should be offered a title of any kind, on any platform, period. This is the worst kind of money grab, and is a completely despicable movement by FIDE in my opinion.

I maintain ratings on ICC in the 2000-2300 range, rati ...[text shortened]... that plays for fun once a week or so. Giving a 1400 an "Online FM" title is absolute poppycock.

yes your right re: 1100 players they should have cut off about 1800 this should be starting point for CM/FM online below does make it a bit silly - its almost like "a title for everyone!" Problem is hardly anyone on there is over 1600 let alone 2000.

I will say this though I have played a number of official FIDE 2200/2300+ rated players on the arena and I have to say their strong but beatable. I believe OTB would be different matter I might get 10% win ratio as 1800/2000 player but online arena is a great leveler more like 1 win in 3/5 games

Wow have they finally gotten around to launching that? I signed up over a year ago but there was no site to login to..

Edit : wow I have to say that site is pretty poor. When you consider that they have built it from scratch, you would have thought they would make a mobile phone compatibile gui. They could have launched that 15 years ago and it would be average..

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
Congratulations to Plopzilla - my criticisms aren't directed at you specifically - but I don't understand why an 1100, 1400 player etc. should be offered a title of any kind, on any platform, period. This is the worst kind of money grab, and is a completely despicable movement by FIDE in my opinion.

True. But then, what else can one expect from the Glorious People's Republic of Glorious Kalmuckia?

Time for a revolution. Too bad it won't happen.

so to have a vage idea of the arena....

a 1100 arena blitz player is like a 1600 RHP turn-based player?????

Originally posted by Schlecter
so to have a vage idea of the arena....

a 1100 arena blitz player is like a 1600 RHP turn-based player?????

turn-based and live/blitz chess are a million miles apart. I would say it could be the other way around (1600 rhp = 1100 otb/online. Take some of the people here out of their armchair, stick them face to face OTB with the pressure of a clock and they'd get smashed.

This kind of turn-based chess will of course improve your 'general chess' which can be put to use OTB or online blitz etc. It can also be detrimental too.