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

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:35:08 01/11/01

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On January 11, 2001 at 17:31:46, Garry Evans wrote:
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>>>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

He has changed hardware several times.  However, it is possible that enough
games have been performed by Rebel on some particular platform to get a
provisional rating.

This (however) is a long, long way from proving how strong something is.  On the
other, other hand -- I think that for the Rebel program we do have better
evidence than for any other.



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