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ProfessorGAC

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10. 1,500 Is Really Good

Reply to lastlib (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:26 PM

11 hrs ago

As I recall, anything about 1,200 is considered above average, and 2,500 is grandmaster.
So, a 1,500 is a pretty darned good player.
I was pretty good in HS, but I seriously doubt I was at 1,500. I was never rated but I'm assuming.
I think I would have had to be way more serious about it to get to that kind of number.

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