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Subject: Re: EGTB access and playing strength

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 14:37:08 02/01/06

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On January 30, 2006 at 19:37:48, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 30, 2006 at 17:21:43, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>On January 30, 2006 at 13:33:59, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>In every game play experiment I have ever seen, no strength increase of any
>>>statistical significance has ever been observed.
>>>
>>>Bitbase files, on the other hand, do show a strength increase, from experimental
>>>evidence.
>>>
>>
>>I wouldn't guess this. Can you post a link?
>
>http://hornid.com/cgi-bin/ccc/topic_show.pl?pid=293727;hl=%20bitbase%20elo#pid293727
>
>http://hornid.com/cgi-bin/ccc/topic_show.pl?pid=426450;hl=%20bitbase%20elo#pid426450
>
>http://hornid.com/cgi-bin/ccc/topic_show.pl?pid=229612;hl=%20EGTB%20elo%20Fernandez#pid229612
>

Thanks - but the links won't accept my login.

Vas

>There used to be lots of stuff in the old Winboard forum about it, but it has
>all vanished now.
>
>>Thanks,
>>Vas
>>
>>>On the other hand, EGTB files do lend to prettier chess, most of the time.



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