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Subject: Re: 6 game 40/2 COMP WINS just as i predicted!

Author: Garry Evans

Date: 14:31:46 01/11/01

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On January 11, 2001 at 16:49:01, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 11, 2001 at 16:32:14, Lanny DiBartolomeo wrote:
>
>>On January 11, 2001 at 16:01:16, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On January 11, 2001 at 15:58:55, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 11, 2001 at 14:59:06, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On January 11, 2001 at 14:46:01, Garry Evans wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On January 11, 2001 at 13:39:03, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On January 11, 2001 at 11:43:10, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   The sad thing is, if rebel had lost by a measly half point countless here
>>>>>>>>would still try to deny comps gm strength.

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>There is not enough evidence to confirm or deny the assertion either way.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The 1/2 point swing in the other direction (for the comp) is no different.  But
>>>>>>>in any case, there are certainly not enough games to make a logical statement.
>>>>>>>Only an emotional one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Baloney! We have more than enough games, simply visit Chris Carson's chess page.
>>>>>
>>>>>Been there, done that.
>>>>>Take the individual combinations of machine and program, and calculate the error
>>>>>bars for ELO.  They are close to infinity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why do that?  Why not assume that all computers are essentially equal and go
>>>>from there?  If only one is of GM strength then using all of them could only
>>>>decrease the argument for GM strength.
>>>
>>>We can do anything we like and make any sort of assumptions that we choose.
>>>Fortunately, we have mathematics to test our models afterwards.  Without using
>>>this tool, we are making emotional choices rather than logical ones.  There is
>>>nothing wrong with that, but (personally) I prefer a rational approach.
>>
>>Don't we have enough 40n 2 games to give a USCF type rating?
>
>Not even provisional.  You can't combine every machine/program combination and
>call it a single player.


  You are incorrect again, only 20 games need to be played to get a uscf
established rating, Rebel during the GM challenges has played over 24 at 40/2
including the lithuatian challenges



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