On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:57:48 -0700 (PDT), samsloan
<samhsloan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>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
How many people try for the PhD versus try to get a 2200 rating ?
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