Author: Angrim
Date: 00:08:38 04/21/00
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On April 20, 2000 at 08:34:05, James T. Walker wrote: >Hello Bob, >Interesting as it is, I think that to get a real feel for Crafty's strength on >ICC you need to change Crafty's formula to "Formula=rated". As long as Crafty >and most other computer accounts use 4 lines of formula to protect their ratings >against various attacks the ratings will forever be inflated. Just one opinion >of course. I believe that an "anything goes" attitude is the only way to get a >true rating. >Jim Walker Absurd, do you think that Kasparov got his rating by spending 90% of his time playing 1400 rated players? Does he lack a "true rating" as a result of not playing enough beginners? another point, if "Formula=rated" here are the results I predict: game 1. crafty is matched to a game of 3 0 wild17(losers chess) and of course loses it. game 2. crafty is matched to a game of 3 3 blitz by a 1200 and wins 0 pts game 3-50 same as game 2. game 51. crafty is matched to a game of 3 0 crazyhouse and loses by flag since it doesn't understand the rules. game 52. crafty is matched to a game of 9999 999 by a 1400 who plays the first few moves of a game, then when crafty leaves book and starts thinking leaves on vacation with his account logged in(cable modem). Two days later Bob gets ICC admins to abort the game, even though the 1400 still has plenty of time left on his clock. Angrim - Whose comp has 9 lines of formula on FICS
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