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Peek Correspondence Chess Elo

My peek Elo at ICCF is 2318. But it will slowly go down draw by draw. Its possible to lose more than 30 Elo in a single rating period becouse of draws if meeting only lower rated in enought games.

Most high rated plays only in closed rating based events where Elo stays high. I play on all sorts of events. Most over 2350 started to play long before "Curse of computers" or has high FIDE Elo. And high FIDE Elo leads to to high start Elo and then only playing in closed rating based events are needed for rating to stay high and to get higher titles than CCM. Rating only depends on opponents one mets rating not actually playing strength in Correspondence Chess.

Best results

I have won several events, including finals, but here I show some results that gave diplomas.

Why I more or less stoped to play in 2024

This entire section is based on my personal experience of Correspondence Chess but I still belive this sections claims are true while some high rated or high titled might disagree, but I belive they are arrogant and to proud in that case. I have talked to several current and former Correspondence Chess players at Chesspub forum about this as well, including high titled like SIM:s and GM:s, and none has disagreed to a single of my claims, instead they say I am right about my provocing contreversial claims.

My plan for the future is to stop to play in many new Correspondence Chess events. I will only play at small scale level like team matches for Sweden and one or two events extra events per year maybee only unrated thematical events (fixed opening). I will complete my ongoing games and do my best in these games and keep play and join in events I qualifyed to and play my best Chess there too. Only exception against not in joining events is possible some future charity event or if I get an invitation to some interesting event. The reason are that I lost motivation, not even latest up to date books or theory bases gives anything but draws these days vs decent opposition. The rating system is simply not working. ICCF tried to change rating system in 2023 but they changes has no effect, Elo slowly goes down after each draw if playing in none closed rating based events.

Computer improvments in both hardware and software after that NNUE AI Chess engines (self teaching AI engines) was invented in 2020 and evolved even more since then has created inflation and deflation at the same time in both the Elo system and the title system. High Elo or IM titles or higher means either high Fide Elo thus could play in high rated events from start where rating system works perfectly for them since rating stays high by only playing in closed rating based events or else they played Correspondence Chess long before "Curse of Computers".

I think CCE title is the same a IM title and CCM is the same the GM title and any titles between CCM and GM are same as GM. I have deep respect for thoso who took titles above CCM since most higher titles are taken from pre computer era and most high rated started to play back then as well. Thus they whey where very good Chess players when more human analysing was needed.

But today 400 Elo differenses matters very little if the lower rated has at least 2100 Elo, its not uncommon with draws even in that intervall if both players has up to date computers and latest and right software. I have met several GM:s, SIM:s and IM:s that dont have rating corresponding to their high titles, they lost lots of Elo by playing in open events or in class M events. I belive that if high titled or high rated would start over with lets say 2100 in start Elo, most would never be able to take the higher norms, titles or get same high Elo again.

The ICCF rules board has are living in an alterative reality where they dont see that the rating system is not working since they underestimated how bad the situation actually are, the changes in 2023 has no effect in positive way, only in negative way unless 2400+ and plays only in closed rating bases events. Everyone rated over 2350 has become overrated do to computer improvments and many in the intervall 2100-2300 are are underrated. Rating only depends on opponents one mets rating not actually playing strength in Correspondence Chess if both players are using latest tools. ICCF rules board even even insults players rated bellow 2400 by giving 2400 Elo a start in semifinal i WCH circle, they dont even need to win a class M event! If 2400 realy are that much better than rest of the players they would easy win a class M right? But unlike ICCF rules board I have actually played in practical class M events and in most cases 2400+ Elo or even the higest rated does not win the event, they plays draws in every game even if most are rated between 2100-2200. Class M winners are based on one or in some rare cases two random wins and not the winners rating. So this is its like revard for long service in my eyes.

After the rule changes one can lose even more Elo by draws if playing in open events like I did, I lost 5 extra Elo once after rule changes. The rule changes also makes it impossible to gain significant Elo by draws vs higher rated thus I can not not regain that lost Elo by playing draws even vs much higher rated like I already has done multiple times including vs a 2600 Elo player. The new changes make the Elo system even more unfair, the higher rated keeps more overrated so the winners of the rule changes are the overrated do the inflation and the loses are those underated do to deflation. Many 2350+ players delays draw offers as long as the can, I many of my games opponents rated over 2350 uses more than 120 days on same draw offer in a dead draw position to declined it and draw it anyway 10 moves later. In one event one players rated 2600 delayed the draw offer by 200 days. These kind of behavior is both common and possible in tripleblock time control events. In other event type they at least have to move even thought there is nothing to play for. I think they try to keep Elo high by never taking draws even in dead positions. There are also players that regardless of rating takes leave to delay clear draws or clear loses.

The final nail in the coffin is that I have played draws vs players with 1400 Elo even when I had over 2300 Elo. Lucky for me the events was unrated. It is a clear indikation that Correspondence Chess is dead since I play draws vs players with a couple of 2600 Elo as well, inclduing in rated events.

Correspondence Chess team matches for Team Sweden

I sometimes play Correspondence Chess team matches for Team Sweden. Note that all team matches are rated, including friendly matches. I completed 20 games before I lost my first game for Team Sweden.

Friendly matches

• vs Finland (Finland 100 years) in 2017 (completed in 2018, my score ended up in +2 =0 -0)
• vs USA in 2018 (completed in 2018, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Panama in 2018 (completed in 2018, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0. I took over the position in both games as stand-in)
• vs England in 2018 (completed in 2018, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Rest of the World 2018 (SSKK 80 years 2018) (completed in 2019, my score ended up in +1 =1 -0)
• vs Scotland in 2019 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +2 =0 -0)
• vs Asia,Africa,Australia,New Zealand in 2019 (completed in 2019, my score ended up in +1 =1 -0)
• vs Spain in 2019 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Cuba in 2020 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +0 =1 -1)
• vs Romania in 2020 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Europe in 2020 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +1 =1 -0)
• vs Portugal in 2020 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Netherlands in 2021 (completed in 2021, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs England in 2021 (completed in 2021, my score ended up in +1 =1 -0)
• vs South America in 2021 (completed in 2021, my score ended up in +0 =1 -1)
• vs Baltic States in 2021 (completed in 2022, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Wales in 2022 (completed in 2022, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Mexico in 2022 (completed in 2023, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Philippines in 2022 (completed in 2023, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs USA in 2023 (completed in 2023, I played 2 mini matches, my score ended up in +0 =4 -0)
• vs Czech Republic in 2023 (completed in 2023, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs Italy in 2023 (completed in 2024, I played 2 mini matches, my score ended up in +0 =4 -0)
• vs Switzerland in 2023 (completed in 2024, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs France in 2024 (ongoing, my current score is +0 =1 -0)
• vs Portugal in 2024 (completed in 2024, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)
• vs India in 2024 (ongoing, my current score is +0 =0 -0)

European Cup 2020

• EU Team Cup Quarterfinal Sweden-Wales in 2020 (completed in 2020, my score ended up in +0 =2 -0)

Nol van't Riet Team Tournament

• Team tournament, Semifinal (completed in 2021, my score ended up +2 =4 -1)