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I am an advanced difficulty river (Class IV) and my friend is a pretty solid (1900) tournament chess player. As a product of our collective boredom, we decided to try and equate tournament chess rating to International scale of river difficulty. We tried to add some examples of real rivers and people to further the comparison. Let us know how we did!

|| || |Class|River Difficulty|Example Rivers|Chess Elo Range|Chess Level|Example Players| |I – Easy|Small waves, riffles, minimal risk|Lower Wisconsin River (USA), Soca (Slovenia, lower sections)|600–1000|Beginner – just learning rules, lots of blunders|Kids at school clubs, casual players| |II – Novice|Straightf

I’ve been following Tigran L. Petrosian for years, ever since he emerged as one of Armenia’s most promising young players. Carrying the name of the great world champion, he grew steadily into his own identity, earning the Grandmaster title in 2004 and becoming a fixture of the Armenian team during its golden era. His rise was not marked by sudden flashes of superstardom, but by quiet consistency and a reputation as a reliable fighter who could be counted on when the stakes were high.

Still, his career wasn’t without challenges. Living in the shadow of his legendary namesake meant expectations were immense, and his style — solid, disciplined, and often understated — sometimes led to him bein

I own a decently active guild. Nothing competitive, but ok. I was wondering what elders can do. I would like to promote someone to elder, expecially if they can invite people to join the guild, but I can't find anywhere what the powers of elder are.

Am I Shadowbanned?