Re: Sam Sloan Master Title in Chinese Chess

On Apr 1, 11:35=A0am, The Historian <neil.thehistor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 1, 8:03 am, "Chess One" <OneCh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> > I do not contest Taylor Kingston's claim to have been awarded a
> > title as postal master - except for the idiocy of making masters of
1800=

> > players instead of 2200 players, which is to attach USCF to this
nonsens=
e,
> > rather than Taylor Kingston.
>
> You do understand the rating system wasn't exactly the same, don't
> you?

  Apparently Phil does not, despite the fact that the 500-point
difference between the Harkness and Elo scales has been pointed out
here repeatedly.
  Were one to use Phil's logic, one could dismiss every chess player
in England as a hopeless patzer -- it says right here:

  http://grading.bcfservices.org.uk/engtopplayers.php

that their top player is rated only 272.