On Mar 14, 12:46 pm, SBD <DrD...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mar 13, 4:50 pm, samsloan <samhsl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > I never call any chess player "weak" for the simple reason that chess
> > strength is relative. A 1400 player is "strong" compared to the vast
> > majority of non-tournament chess players. I think I have read or heard
> > that a 1600 rated chess player knows more about chess than the holder
> > of most PhD degrees know about his respective field.
>
> I would propose:
>
> 1400 - HS grad
>
> 1600 - BS
>
> 1800 - MS
>
> 2200 - PhD
Thank you for replying but I disagree.
How many holders of the PhD degree are there in America? I believe
that the number is in the tens of thousands.
By contrast, how many chess masters are there?
Sam Sloan
