Author: KarinsDad
Date: 09:42:46 05/10/00
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On May 10, 2000 at 12:34:51, blass uri wrote: >On May 10, 2000 at 12:14:04, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: > >>On May 10, 2000 at 12:09:16, blass uri wrote: >> >>>On May 10, 2000 at 11:30:53, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >>> >>>>Next July, Junior will play at Dortmund, one of the strongest tournaments of the >>>>year. Kramnik, Anand and other first rate GMs will be there too. More >>>>information at http://www.chessbase.com/News/newsframe.htm >>>> >>>>Together with Ed's games and the Israeli league, we can finally get a more >>>>precise idea of the strength of chess programs. I miss another kind of event >>>>where programs would have to face weaker opposition, say an average of 2200 >>>>players. Playing only high rated players can give an inflated estimate. >>>> >>>>Enrique >>> >>>Playing everyone gives realistic estimate. >>>Playing more against 2200 players who know to play against computers(like >>>hasidovski who drew against 3 computers) gives only a lower bound. >> >>In the same way that playing only very high rated players will give you a higher >>bound. >> >>>I do not see a reason to assume that playing only high rated players will give >>>an inflated estimate. >> >>The Elo of the elite players is supposed to be quite inflated, maybe by 50 to >>100 points, due to the fact that they play only among themselves. When was the >>last time that you saw Kasparov playing in a category XIII tournament? >> >>Enrique > >I do not see a proof that kasparov's rating is higher because he does not play >against 2500-2600 players. > >My rating is close to 2000 and I do not think that I lost rating from my games >playing agaisnt 1700-1800 players. > >Uri The point is that if you only play amongst the elite players, you NEVER have the chance to lose to a player 400 points below you and lose a LOT of points. The worse that will happen to you is that you will lose a few points to another inflated player. Just go to FICS or ICC and see how ratings are inflated due to filtering who your opponents are. KarinsDad :)
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