I thought this would be fixed by the big machine they’re going to use for the real test. Like, maybe it doesn’t matter to the general population how much more powerful someone is above “base” S-class, but people who are S-class know approximately how powerful they are compared to each other?

This might make me sound like a chess elitist, but it can’t have been much of a chess club if they couldn’t beat you because they “can’t figure out what your next move is.”