New team members of Webster University SPICE program 2014-2015:
GM Vasif Durarbayli (AZE) – 2614 FIDE
WFM Luisa Mercado (COL)
WGM Anna Sharevich (BEL)
GM Illia Nyzhnyk (UKR) – 2728 USCF
GM-to-be (4 GM norms) Ashwin Jayaram (IND) – 2608 USCF
Tori Whatley (US)
We had our first team meeting last night. Other team members include (USCF ratings):
GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) – 2800 / Sophomore
GM Wesley So (Philippines) – 2751 / Junior
GM Ray Robson (USA) – 2716 / Junior
GM Georg Meier (Germany) – 2700 / Senior
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (Cuba) – 2602 / Junior
GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico) – 2576 / Junior
GM Andre Diamant (Brazil) – 2534 / Senior
GM Denes Boros (Hungary) – 2530 / Senior
IM Vitaly Neimer (Israel) / Senior
FM Jake Banawa (USA-Philippines) / Grad
WIM Inna Agrest (Sweden) / Grad
Mara Kamphorst (Brazil) / Senior
Paul Truong (US) Sophomore
Reginald Jackson (US) Sophomore
Why would you place their USCF Ratings? You should place their FIDE Ratings instead as it reflects their true chess strenght. Look at GM Le, his FIDE Rating & Ranking now plummuted at the 2700 borderline & down to almost 50th ranked. Or if you still wish to place their USCF rating, you should at least place also their FIDE Ratings. GM Le is WebsterU suppose top player due to high USCF rating but it does not reflect his true strenght as he is performing relatively poor in standard FIDE chess as evidence by his drop in elo rating points & FIDE rakings.
Why? Because in College Chess, the USCF uses USCF ratings for board orders. FIDE ratings have no bearing whatsoever.
If FIDE Ratings has no bearing in US College Chess, FIDE should NOT sanctioned any college tournaments or chess match nor award/deduct elo points, nor ward any GM, IM, FM norms. Anyway as you said “FIDE ratings have no bearings whatsoever”. That would PERFECTLY fit your twisted logic LOL Besides, College Chess is just a training ground for chess players, as a training schools FIDE should not sanction them. Happy Now 🙂
In China, they use FIDE ratings & rankings even in China Unversity/ College Chess tourneys, it has bearing on the development and growth of Chess in China. Such recognition of FIDE in grassroots level & schools tournaments produce China 5 local & purebreed Chinese GM w/ 2700 plus ratings and the 2014 FIDE Chess Olympiad Champion in Tromso, Norway. It goes to follow that China has much better grassroots & unviersity/college chess program than the USCF. 🙂
In US Chess, they use USCF ratings in all tournaments, college & professional tournaments. You see lots of US players with high USCF ratings 2600 +, 2700 + etc. At first glance you will be amazed at their high ratings at outrightly conclude they are very strong players given their ratings. But when these US players with high USCF rating play in international chess tournaments outside of US where FIDE ratings are use and USCF ratings is insignificant, they get beaten up badly. Reality starts to sink in on them that USCF just inflated their ego & create false hope with their high USCF rating but it does not reflect their true chess strenght. They go to tourneys overseas thinking their invincible and go home in US with battered ego & feelings of a loser. Thats the USCF. 🙂