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Subject: Re: So championship results mean something?

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 00:40:57 08/27/00

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On August 26, 2000 at 21:16:06, stuart taylor wrote:

>If only a massive rating list such as ssdf can clearly indicate the relative
>strengths of chess programs, so what is the point of championships of a few
>games?

Not even the SSDF list measures the general relative strength of each program.
It specifically measures the relative strength between programs. It does not
measure the relative strength between program and humans, which can be quite
different.

>  Perhaps these championships and computer tournaments should have a clear
>porpose and function other than sample exhibition, if people say the results in
>themselves, mean nothing.
>S.Taylor

The clear purpose and function to me is to entertain.



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