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Subject: Re: There is only one WORLD CHAMPION -- Khalifman

Author: blass uri

Date: 07:49:13 03/18/00

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On March 17, 2000 at 19:06:48, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On March 17, 2000 at 19:04:16, Derrick Williams wrote:
>[snip]
>>  If Khalifman is the world champion, then to be world champion is absolutely
>>meaningless, since is has nothing to do with being the strongest player or best
>>player in the world as the word "WORLD CHAMPION"  itself implies.
>
>It has never been about that.  Anyone who knows anything about mathematics is
>aware that a contest -- even a 50 game contest between the two persons supposed
>to be best -- does not really decide who the better player is.

I think that you need at least 20 games match to decide about the world
champion.

I know that even with 50 games I cannot be sure but at least I know that the
errors are less big and that there is a good chance that the world champion is
the best player.

Uri



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