Who is the highest rated chess player in Maryland?

Who is the highest rated chess player in Maryland?

All MD-Sweet-16-Eligible Varsity Players (in descending order of Varsity Points)

Place Name USCF Rating (02/18)
1 Holcomb, Emerson 1716
2 Best, Jordan 1696
3 Power, Sean Kee 1846
4 Tarantin, Joseph 1755

How do I find my chess rating?

Checking your ranking on Chess.com is very straightforward. If you move your cursor on top of “Home” menu and then select “Stats,” you are redirected to your personal statistics page. There you can see your rating and your global Chess.com ranking with your performance in comparison to your friends.

What is a Class B chess player?

Class B [1600-1799]- above average opening and/or middle game knowledge with decent understanding in the other phases.

What are the chess ranks in order?

About Chess Ratings

  • Grandmaster (GM) title awarded by FIDE for GM norms.
  • International Master (IM) title awarded by FIDE for IM norms.
  • FIDE Master (FM) minimum FIDE rating of 2300 after 24 games.
  • National Senior Master (SM)
  • National Master (Master or NM)
  • National Expert or Candidate Master (E or CM)

What is the highest FIDE rating?

List

Player Peak rating
2800+
1 Magnus Carlsen 2882
2 Garry Kasparov 2851
3 Fabiano Caruana 2844

How good is Sam Shankland?

Sam Shankland is a world-class Grandmaster and a mainstay of the US national team. He won the 2018 US Championship and is a double Olympiad gold medallist with a 2700+ rating.

What is the highest chess rating ever?

What is the highest level of chess?

title Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to outstanding chess players by FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is generally held for life but on rare occasions it has been revoked in cases of cheating.

Is 3000 ELO possible?

The higher the number, the better the player… the lower the number, weaker the player. The lowest possible rating is 100. The highest possible rating (in theory) is 3000, although the highest rating any chess player has managed to achieve was 2851 which was held by the World Champion at the time, Garry Kasparov.

Whats the difference between a GM and a super GM?

Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Super grandmaster (super GM) is an informal term to refer to the world’s elite players, usually players who are serious contenders for the World Championship.

How many grandmasters are there?

There are around 800 million chess players in the world and only about 1500 of them are grandmasters. Hence, only about 0.3 % of all registered FIDE players currently hold a grandmaster title. Still, many chess players wonder if they have the potential to become a grandmaster.

Who are the top chess players in Maryland?

Day 2 of the 2020 Maryland Sweet 16 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country (UMBC) exhibited some excitement at the top in addition to extra sunshine courtesy of the Daylight Saving Time change. There were three players undefeated after two rounds, and one player, top-rated Bijan Tahmassebi just 0.5 points behind.

What’s the average rating for a chess player?

Remember, though, that an average tournament player is much better than most chess players in the world, and would probably be the best at their local cafe or even in a school club. A starting rating of 900 or 1100 shows that you’re a good solid player at a nontournament level, and you’re ready to start learning…

Where are the best chess tournaments in the US?

By night and weekend, he runs some of the most player-friendly chess tournaments in the United States, primarily in the Maryland/Washington DC area. Michael joins me this week, to share all of his insights and secrets, gained from many years of figuring out to how to improve the player experience at weekend chess tournaments.

When is the last update on the chess rankings?

Live Chess Ratings Last Update: November 25, 2020 at 5:44 PM Rank Name Classical

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