Author: allan johnson
Date: 12:57:43 01/29/99
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In Australia it is not unusual for players rated 1400 to defeat players of 1900 in the Australian championships in January.Players of 1500 strength have even beaten opponents rated 2000.There is generally a logical reason for this occuring though.What happens is that ratings are adjusted annually here and so up and coming stars are often playing well above their rating when they meet an opponent of allegedly greater ability.So your arguement that a 500 rating difference suggests a guarenteed win does not work here. As for chess programmes playing one another I have tested the Mephisto Risc against Rebel 9 on many,many occasions and the Risc has yet to secure a draw.
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