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Subject: Re: Proposal: Total open events

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 00:55:46 05/17/00

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On May 16, 2000 at 21:21:16, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Since it is possible without the computer, I suspect it would be possible with
>the computer.
>
>An ELO 2500 player will win 1/4 of the points from a 2700 player, on average.

Yes, it's possible to derive the probable results from statistics alone, but I
don't think it'll create more enthusiasm about the game itself. In ordinary
tournament play it's a rare occasion if a 2500 rated player defeats a 2700+
player, since they don't play 100 games to test the probability distribution. So
I fail to see your point. There's also the possibility of allowing a strong IM+
a computer program to participate in a strong tournament like Linares and see
what happens. I believe that my ideas are better than the ones you proposed.

Sincerely,
Mogens



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