20 Aug 06
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Originally posted by sonhouseYou embarrass me, sonhouse. I have never been any sort of master, although I have known a few. Yes, I had a 196 BCF grade years ago when I was crazy about chess, but it was no big deal as most of my teammates were graded higher. (It pissed me off at the time that I didn't make 200 before my studies became more important and I gave up competitive chess.)
One counter example however, is ThudanBlunder. He is a genuine master, a BCF of almost 200 and has only one game here, a nice crush but you can see how strong he is, at least if he is not using an engine. I tend to think not because he habituates the puzzle thread where engines are no use!
20 Aug 06
Originally posted by sonhouseErm, 0 games here.
Well don't hold your breath, he also has not started a single game in this time either. That pretty much decides the issue for me. One counter example however, is ThudanBlunder. He is a genuine master, a BCF of almost 200 and has only one game here, a nice crush but you can see how strong he is, at least if he is not using an engine. I tend to think not because he habituates the puzzle thread where engines are no use!
