Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:31:18 05/23/00
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On May 23, 2000 at 12:20:55, Rafael Andrist wrote: >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. Good question. Elo really doesn't say a thing about "strength". It only predicts the outcome between two players with known (established) Elo ratings.
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