Comments on: Everything you need to know about the chess titles https://chessentials.com/chess-titles/ Chess blog about chess tactics, chess games and chess books Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Norm Factories Or: The Problem(s) With Round-Robin Norm Events - Chessentials https://chessentials.com/chess-titles/#comment-18106 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:45:46 +0000 https://chessentials.com/?p=940#comment-18106 […] incognita’ for you – I suggest reading my previous article focusing exclusively on the norms and title system. Or reading about it […]

]]> By: Chris https://chessentials.com/chess-titles/#comment-6292 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 18:06:33 +0000 https://chessentials.com/?p=940#comment-6292 The explanation of USCF norms is close but not quite exact. Technically, the rule is that the player needs to score more than one point higher than statistically expected for a particular norm level vs. the opposition faced. A simple performance rating at a particular level does not earn that norm. I recently had a tournament performance rating of 1981, but my score of 3.0 vs. the opponents I faced earned only a category 2 norm, despite the category-1-level performance rating. To be over a full point above expectations, I would have needed a score of 3.5 (a performance rating of 2143) against those same opponents. (Performance ratings calculated using the USCF online estimator).

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