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Date: 16 Apr 2008 21:28:10
From: Andrew Fabbro
Subject: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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Periodically I see mention of a certain tournament being a "category
19" or a "category 20" tournament. I've deduced that higher numbers
mean stronger players participating, but what is this category
system? Is there a chart somewhere?
Thanks.
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Date: 17 Apr 2008 11:42:09
From: Andrew Fabbro
Subject: Re: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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On Apr 17, 4:05 am, David Richerby <[email protected] >
wrote:
> > Periodically I see mention of a certain tournament being a "category
> > 19" or a "category 20" tournament. I've deduced that higher numbers
> > mean stronger players participating, but what is this category
> > system? Is there a chart somewhere?
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=chess+tournament+category
Ah, that legendary r.g.c.m. hospitality...
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Date: 17 Apr 2008 21:18:16
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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Andrew Fabbro <[email protected] > wrote:
> David Richerby <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Andrew Fabbro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Periodically I see mention of a certain tournament being a
>>> "category 19" or a "category 20" tournament. I've deduced that
>>> higher numbers mean stronger players participating, but what is
>>> this category system? Is there a chart somewhere?
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=chess+tournament+category
>
> Ah, that legendary r.g.c.m. hospitality...
Am I supposed to apologize for answering your question, now?
Dave.
--
David Richerby Accelerated Artificial Peanut (TM):
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ it's like a roasted nut that's made
of plastic but it's twice as fast!
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Date: 18 Apr 2008 03:20:51
From: John Savard
Subject: Re: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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On 17 Apr 2008 21:18:16 +0100 (BST), David Richerby
<[email protected] > wrote, in part:
>Andrew Fabbro <[email protected]> wrote:
>> David Richerby <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Andrew Fabbro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Periodically I see mention of a certain tournament being a
>>>> "category 19" or a "category 20" tournament. I've deduced that
>>>> higher numbers mean stronger players participating, but what is
>>>> this category system? Is there a chart somewhere?
>>>
>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=chess+tournament+category
>>
>> Ah, that legendary r.g.c.m. hospitality...
>
>Am I supposed to apologize for answering your question, now?
He thought perhaps you didn't answer the question, you just indignantly
told him to use Google, but without knowing if the answer would be found
there or not.
As it happens, it is given, in the first result, though. The categories
are 25 point ranges:
Category 1: 2251 - 2275
...
Category 5: 2351 - 2375
...
Category 20: 2726 - 2750
John Savard
http://www.quadibloc.com/index.html
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Date: 18 Apr 2008 10:56:57
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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John Savard <[email protected] > wrote:
> David Richerby <[email protected]> wrote, in part:
>> Andrew Fabbro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> David Richerby <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=chess+tournament+category
>>> Ah, that legendary r.g.c.m. hospitality...
>> Am I supposed to apologize for answering your question, now?
>
> He thought perhaps you didn't answer the question, you just
> indignantly told him to use Google, but without knowing if the
> answer would be found there or not.
>
> As it happens, it is given, in the first result, though.
It's hardly a coincidence: I wouldn't have posted the link if it
didn't lead directly to the requested information. Just as I don't
post questions to the whole world before checking Google, I don't
claim to the whole world that Google knows the answer without
checking that.
Dave.
--
David Richerby Old-Fashioned Adult Chair (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a chair that you won't want the
children to see but it's perfect for
your grandparents!
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Date: 20 Apr 2008 11:23:26
From: John Savard
Subject: Re: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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On 18 Apr 2008 10:56:57 +0100 (BST), David Richerby
<[email protected] > wrote, in part:
>John Savard <[email protected]> wrote:
>> David Richerby <[email protected]> wrote, in part:
>>> Andrew Fabbro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> David Richerby <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=chess+tournament+category
>>>> Ah, that legendary r.g.c.m. hospitality...
>>> Am I supposed to apologize for answering your question, now?
>>
>> He thought perhaps you didn't answer the question, you just
>> indignantly told him to use Google, but without knowing if the
>> answer would be found there or not.
>>
>> As it happens, it is given, in the first result, though.
>
>It's hardly a coincidence: I wouldn't have posted the link if it
>didn't lead directly to the requested information. Just as I don't
>post questions to the whole world before checking Google, I don't
>claim to the whole world that Google knows the answer without
>checking that.
Good for you, but he might not necessarily have realized that. That's
why I went ahead, even though you were the party acting more sensibly.
John Savard
http://www.quadibloc.com/index.html
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Date: 17 Apr 2008 12:05:28
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: What is a "Category 20" tournament?
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Andrew Fabbro <[email protected] > wrote:
> Periodically I see mention of a certain tournament being a "category
> 19" or a "category 20" tournament. I've deduced that higher numbers
> mean stronger players participating, but what is this category
> system? Is there a chart somewhere?
http://www.google.com/search?q=chess+tournament+category
Dave.
--
David Richerby Miniature Watch (TM): it's like a
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ precision chronometer but you can hold
in it your hand!
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