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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim
That's an awesome find on You Yifan. Would she have broken 2800 even if ratings were monthly, like now? How many events went into that span and how did their start dates line up?
Two events, the Chinese selection tournament for the 2006 Turin Olympiad. That looked like 2+ month 7 player quadruple round robin monstrosity that lasted from late Dec 2005 to Feb 2006 and accounted for 122 of the 190 points. Then the Turin Olympiad where she gained a 68 points. So looks like I overreacted: 2220 base rating + 122/15*40 = 2545 if FIDE doesn't consider discreteness within a continuously running tournament.
The other 68 points was the 2006 olympiad where she scored 11/13 in June 2006 with rating performance 2598. So looks like for her only, the 40 k-factor would have achieved FIDE's purpose. Matching rating with playing strength strength.
Now, let's see if her next 2 tournaments pushes her over 2700 (Nakhchivan Open) and.... Dortmund!!