Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:57:55 10/10/00
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On October 10, 2000 at 14:43:20, Aaron Tay wrote: >On October 10, 2000 at 12:47:30, Uri Blass wrote: > >>The players of today are better because they learned from playing with >computers and know more theory. >> >>I believe that the opposite is correct. >> >>I believe that Fisher of 1972 is not better than 2700 players of today(assuming >>that Fisher knows exactly the same theory, cannot read the books of today and >>cannot use computers to help him in preperation). >> >>Uri > >But everyone alive today and actively playing has access to the same >improvement. Wouldn't everyone have improved equally? If so, there shouldn't be >any rating inflation. > >Sure a 2600 of today would beat up a 2600 player in 1970, but it wouldn't make >it easier for a player to reach say Fischer's 2785. > >Since he would be competeing with players who has the same preparation.Assuming >the talent pool is the same of course. It is not relevant. The rating should express level of the player and not the effort that players need to do or the talent of the players. It means that a player with rating of 2600 today should draw against a player with rating of 2600 in 1970 with 1970's preperation if the rating is correct. Uri
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