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I'm an ex-15:20 guy (in my late 20s). Now, I'm nearly 50 and run around 18:45 on a (very) good day. My chess rating is 2050. Yes, I know there's no link between the two; but I am wondering who else out there enjoys both activities as much as I do. |
| Guy O'Leighken |
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I'm not good at chess, but I've gone through occasional periods of playing a lot. I always used to get weird, chess-move hallucinations after I played: my brain would be calculating moves to get out of the way as people walk toward me. It's a very strange feeling. Is that common? |
| The MonBRO Doctrine |
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What scale? |
| Chess Runner |
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ELO |
| yikesyikes |
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| dsagadfg |
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Runners are nerds! I ran 16:20 5k and have been rated up to 1600 (blitz) on FICS. |
| dontflushwhileyousit |
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i have never been rated at chess. i've never lost, but i've probably never played anyone of significance. i'd consider myself fluent in the game, but not excellent. i'm a 15:40 5k runner. |
| Stock LRC Response |
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Nothing too great, 13:45, 2250. |
| Idontevenknow |
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13:08 and 9001 |
| the average male runner |
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I used to be USCF 1900 when I wasn't to serious about running the years after college. Now I'm around 1800 and focus on running more, I only play in 2-3 tournaments a year. I used to be able to beat one of my friends who is almost a National Master now. |
| lydiard=genius |
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I love both as well you clearly have a clever sense of pastimes. Great minds think alike as they say |
| Deep Blue |
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FIDE rating of 2835, but unfortunately I cannot run. |
| kolej grad |
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Chessboxing is a lot manlier than "Chessrunning." |
| Avocado's Number |
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Approximately 2200 Elo rating when I was in my early twenties. 2:18-2:20 marathons when I was in my early thirties. I haven't played a serious game of chess in about thirty years, although I still read chess books for fun, and I played over a number of the games in the just-completed world championship match between Anand and Gelfand. |
| kolej grad |
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Wow, that's impressive. As a runner and chess player myself, I've often wondered about performance "equivalence" between running times and chess ratings. I don't think comparing overall finisher/rating list percentiles is meaningful, as they're dragged down by mass participation. Ignoring age-grading, what sounds right to you ... 3:00 marathon == USCF 2000? (Most can achieve this with dedication) 2:45 marathon == USCF 2200? (Extremely strong) 2:20 marathon == USCF 2600? (US Champs qualifier) |
| are we human or are we dancer? |
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So your rating is 2050 electric light orchestra? |
| justincraddock |
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1:50.85 800 1705 uscf rating......been playing for 2 years |
| kartelite |
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3:00 marathon is pretty much a rec runner for a dude, nowhere near being a USCF-rated expert. |
| Mr. Obvious |
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Only 12 people qualified by the US Championships this year, so that makes the USCF 2600 more equivalent to ~2:13ish. I like both these activities, I'm not great at either one. |
| Chess Runner |
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So your rating is 2050 electric light orchestra?[/quote] Yes. Playing a Perspex violin makes you both fit and smart |