Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 17:20:49 06/08/99
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On June 08, 1999 at 17:31:47, Christoph Fieberg wrote: <snip> > >The gnawing question is: HOW HIGH IS THE MAXIMUM ELO NUMBER? > I think this is an interesting question. Let's assume that Kasparov faced a computer opponent that played perfect chess - i.e. it had the "ultimate tablebase". :-) Would Garry lose every game, or could he draw some games against a perfect opponent? My guess is that the drawing margin in chess is large enough that Kasparov would draw occasionally, but probably not more than 10% of the games. A 10% win expectance correlates to approximately a 400 point ELO rating difference, and since Kasparov is ~2850 FIDE (after his recent victories) this would mean the "perfect" chess player would have a rating of at least 3250. Just my guess... :-) --Peter
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