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Subject: Re: Why is Kasparov's ELO so inflated?

Author: David Blackman

Date: 00:47:27 10/25/00

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On October 25, 2000 at 03:20:21, Jouni Uski wrote:

>Sure his hasn't played as 2849 player should. Or is it Kramnik's 2770 which
>is too low? Why can't ELO system predict this match? Just wondering...
>
>Jouni

ELO is based on all recent games. Match play is not quite the same as tournament
play. In a tournament, Kasparov crushes the 2650 players just a bit more
effectively than Kramnik does. That gets Kasparov a higher rating. In a match
there is not much difference between them.



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