Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 14:29:03 02/28/98
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>Don't know, never tried this. But if you want to measure only the >physical act, I see no reason why not. But I guess "the best kisser" is >harder to find, than the best chessplayer, since finding the best kisser >is a lot more subjectiv than declaring a winner in chessgames. I don't think so. The elo rating does NOT measure the best chess player. Thats my thesis. Also there is NO best move in a position (if it isn't mate or forced tactical stuff). We always try to do so as if there is an exact move. Also we try to speak about ELO as if it really represents strength EXACTLY. But the problem is : this is not the fact. Than we try to transform the same bullshit into computerchess which is even less EXACT. These programs only simulate chess. If you want to measure quality with machines that can only measure quantity, you will not measure the right thing in the end. If there would have been a chess-strength measurable in ELO, if there would really be ONE or sometimes more than ONE BEst move, anything would be easy. You always try to measure something you cannot measure if you use a machine. >>No IM is speeded up 3 times and is GM ! > >OK, change the IM to club player then. The point is the same. No - club-players are also not cloned and run with different speeds and hash. >>The key is that >>a) there is NO absolute playing strength (even between humans there is a >>parameter called PLAYING STYLE that overwrites offen the parameter >>playing-strength and makes it impossible to measure who is stronger) > >The SSDF isn't trying to measure playing style, and noone said they >were. And this is the reason they cannot measure strength. Because strength is not a number. It is more than this. A superposition. Light is not wave or particle. It is more. Chess strength is more than results or style. It is both ! And a BEST move is more than the best evaluated move or the move that leads to the most often played line that leads into wins. It is NOT a quantity. It is a superposition.
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