tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288608344339782413.post5280307533550398866..comments2024-03-23T10:29:30.698-07:00Comments on <center><i>fpawn chess blog</i></center>: World Youth Begins in Halkidiki, GreeceMichael Aignerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166841797285152190noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288608344339782413.post-85816905456250721292015-10-25T06:52:58.782-07:002015-10-25T06:52:58.782-07:00I should also emphasize the following two sentence...I should also emphasize the following two sentences from my blog post:<br /><b>Ratings mean little for the youngest divisions; indeed many participants do not even have an international rating yet.</b>Michael Aignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166841797285152190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288608344339782413.post-24112712213622420752015-10-25T06:31:11.059-07:002015-10-25T06:31:11.059-07:00The intended purpose for the K = 40 calculations (...The intended purpose for the K = 40 calculations (for juniors under 2300) was to help players like Nico Chasin quickly bring their rating up to where it belongs. Nico's first published FIDE rating was 1293 and he brought that up to 1513 in 13 rated games. Why did he start out so low? He got his first published rating at World Youth 2014 (Under 8), where he scored 1.5 versus 7 rated players, all rated under 1800 FIDE, including a couple of 1300s and 1400s.<br /><br />Compare that to Jason Wang, who started with a published FIDE rating of 2008. Since then, he gained 41 points in one tournament and lost 9 in the next. How did he get such a high starting rating? He played three US events earlier this year, including one where he beat a 2300 and 2200 FIDE. Most significantly, he did not play at World Youth or Pan Am. <br /><br />Nico got a low FIDE rating because he played at World Youth, in the youngest section where only a few players even have any rating. Since then, he has taken advantage of the high K factor, just as intended. On the other hand, Jason played stateside, including one adult event where he performed very well. His relatively high FIDE rating is an indication of his strength at adult tournaments. <br /><br />You have pointed out a flaw in the FIDE rating system pertaining to provisional rating calculations. Your criticism of the K = 40 may be accurate, but these two examples do not support that conclusion.<br /><br />Michael Aigner Michael Aignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166841797285152190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288608344339782413.post-6554362148430125322015-10-24T21:21:09.041-07:002015-10-24T21:21:09.041-07:00with the fide k factor changes fide ratings are re...with the fide k factor changes fide ratings are really poor predictors for this event. s. for example in u 10 nico chasin a 1500 fide plays guo a 2100 fide, but chasin is 2038 and guo is 2147. a much closer match, further jason wang in U10 is 2040 fide but 1970 USCF. hard to really put him as one to watch in U10 when by USCF rating he's only the 12th highest rated player on the US team in this section, even though he's #9 overall in this tournament by FIDE rating.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com