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Subject: Re: Any logical person will eventually make this conclusion ?!

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 14:28:59 11/06/00

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On November 06, 2000 at 17:20:04, Steven Schwartz wrote:

>On November 06, 2000 at 17:01:38, john rice wrote:
>
>>This is the word i'm getting from icd info (+100elo over fritz6a). What do you
>>think?
>>Thanks in advance

http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?136948

>Since we do not yet have the program, and we wanted to get
>data up as quickly as possible, we copied the data from the
>Millennium site and placed a notice at the top on the page
>that the information below was "Information from the Millennium
>website." The rating was not a quote from us and we cannot validate
>or not validate it, at least at this time.
>
>Once the program becomes available and testing begins, we will
>have a much better sense of just where the program belongs in
>the scheme of things.
>
>In the meantime, we are removing that line and ALL lines that
>make reference to strength until they are validated by third
>parties. We will do that with any chess programs that are listed
>on our site but not yet available. You will have to give us a
>day or so to complete the project, however.
>
>Sorry about that. We have really tried over the years not to
>perpetuate the inflated rating syndrome, but I guess we did not
>do an adequate policing job on this one.
>
>That statement could very well turn out to be true (or not), but
>I think we may have jumped the gun.
>
>Steve (ICD/Your Move Chess & Games)



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