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Subject: Re: ICC Green List - Jul 3 Even win 3 draw 1 can also reduce rating

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:09:04 07/05/00

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On July 04, 2000 at 11:00:18, Steffen Jakob wrote:

>On July 04, 2000 at 10:28:42, Brian Richardson wrote:
>
>>Just want to add that not even drawing with lower rated players can make a big
>>ratings dent--Tinker sometimes wins 3 of 4 only to draw one and lose about 15
>>points.  However, at this point for Tinker, more games is better so it is open
>>to anyone >1800, and I hope some players find the challenge fun.
>
>I also made my formula more open. Hossa now plays bullet with everybody and
>blitz and standard with >= 1850 players.

I think this is a wise choice.  The ELO points earned by a program in and of
themselves are meaningless.  And if someone can beat you with a gimmick, then
you can learn how to defend it.  And if the weaker players beat you, you should
look at how you lost.

If you lose to a supergm or crafty on an 8 cpu machine, no big surprise there.
But if you lose to a lower rated player then you have found something worth
investigation.



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