Author: Mike Adams
Date: 08:36:57 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 In addition to whats been stated about match play not being the same as tournie play or 16 games being to few for statistical significance you should bear in mind that elo is a historicle measurement. It is based entirely on the history of wins and losses in the past. This can be useful for predicting performance in the future but just as a company can report healthy profits on its income statement for say 5 years this does not mean they are garanteed to do well in the next year. Mike Adams
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