A 2600-rated grandmaster was probably the strangest creature in the chess world.
They were powerful players, yes, and no one would deny that statement. After all, they were halfway through the elite 2700-rated players club and were way beyond the ordinary grandmasters outside, whose rating was still around 2500. In their heyday, they could also cause a lot of problems for the elite players, giving them pieces of their mind and sometimes even winning one or two games.
However, they were also prone to a bad result, especially when they were in a bad state. For example, the two grandmasters whom Sheva and Anna beat in the second round yesterday. They were definitely not a weak player, but because they had a bad day, they were beaten by their opponents, whose ratings were 300 below theirs.
The same could be said for Aryan Chopra, Sheva's next opponent.
