Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 06:15:54 07/25/00
Go up one level in this thread
Both apples and bananas are fruit, so they have something in common. For instance: "would you like a piece of fruit after your meal?" If asked, you're supposed to get a grape, apple, banana, orange... not a brick or a glass of milk. The same with ratings, especially if you use the terminology "Elo" in it. In this case (I suppose) it's the same algorithm used to calculate the rating. You are right, these are separate figures. However, Elo ratings themselves across the world may have just a bit in common. Maybe a 2000 player in Chili (or the Netherlands...or the US) , never playing outside his country, might be just a 1800 or even a 2200 player when going international. Well, the "pool" stuff, we all know. However the differences that can occur, a certain rating tells you something about "absolute" strenght. Maybe a 1600 player may score between 1450 and 1750, maybe a 2650 computer program may reach 2450 or 2750 in actual play, but it tells you something about the level of play all the same. You are very right in your disclaiming SSDF figures against FIDE Elo figures, but to deny any correlation is also too much. There is one. We can debate about the deviations, no doubt about that. Well, that's a different story. No need to burn it in the mirror. Just use a sticker: "warning: SSDF-Elo ratings are not necessarily the same ratings as standard human FIDE Elo ratings. We do not guarantee...." :) Jeroen ;-}
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.