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donfernando
08-Jun-12, 16:54

GK rating vs FIDE rating
how accurate its GK rating comparing it vs FIDE elo rating???

lets make some kind of poll here:
post down your GK rating and how many games you have, next put your FIDE rating and how many games too,
eg:

donfernando
GK 1555, 364 games - FIDE 1820, 42 games

this can give us an approach of how accurate this rating its

(please be honest)
bigpeta
09-Jun-12, 02:10

a pointless task
since fide is based on otb against similar opponents and GK rating is based on correspondence games against any opponent who will play you.
A site rating is only as good as the opposition.
eg. here on GK i struggle to reach 2100 whilst on other sites i have easily reached 2450.
plus online you always have to consider the engine jockeys.
And finally there are a lot of people like me for whom chess has always been secondary so no time to devote to clubs and tournaments, hence no fide rating.