Author: Rafael Andrist
Date: 09:20:55 05/23/00
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On May 23, 2000 at 09:05:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >First, I don't think "90" is a "magic number". Bruce found that Ferret >searching very shallowly could hold a rating > 2200 on ICC. At the time, >his program was rated over 2800 in a real rating there. Which means each >ply was worth much less than 90. So "N" points per ply, linearly? I think >it is definitely possible. And yes, it is possible that some programs begin >to 'flatten out' while others don't. I don't see anything that suggests that >can't happen either. I think also that it's possible that the ELO is linear to the ply. But is the ELO linear to the playing strenght? I mean that it would be very hard for a 1400 ELO player to beat a 1500 ELO player but not for one with 2500 ELO to beat one with 2600 ELO.
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