On Jan 29, 12:31 am, Bjoern <bjo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> pialogue wrote:
> > Theoretically speaking, if my personal goal was to achieve a draw in
> > EVERY game that I played (as stupid or ill-advised as that may sound
> > to most people), then what is the highest chess rating that I could
> > possibly achieve
>
> Theoretically speaking there is no upper limit. E.g. assume you are
> starting with a rating of, say, 2697. Then one draws a huge number of
> games against a higher rated opponent (e.g. in an endless match versus
> Andand=2799=difference of -102 = score probability of .36) in the same
> rating period. Then if you have n draws (and no other results) the
> rating change is n * 0.14 * 0.5, so to achieve an ELO of X one needs to
> make n=100/7*(X-2697) draws. E.g. n=4329 draws to reach X=3000 Elo. Not
> sure how anyone would manage that many games on a full length time
> control in one rating period, but in theory it is possible.
>
> > and is it theoretically possible to be a Grandmaster
> > having never won OR lost a game?
>
> Yes. As a unrated player get yourself invited to three 9-round closed GM
> tournaments with the opponents rated 2700 on average in each tournament,
> then draw all games. That should do the job.
In theory, yes, but it's extremely unlikely due to the short windows
in the rating period. It obviously is impossible to achieve a higher
rating than any #1 on a "live" ranking..
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