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Subject: Re: I plan to settle this.

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:59:30 06/13/01

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On June 13, 2001 at 22:12:59, Mark Young wrote:

>On June 13, 2001 at 21:46:05, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On June 13, 2001 at 14:54:52, Mark Young wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>What the hell are you talking about... I never said that. When Did I ever say
>>>ratings were """"""""ABSOLUTE""""""""""". I said you can calculate ratings for
>>>past players....and Ratings is the only measure we use in chess. I NEVER said
>>>RATINGS are ABSOLUTE.... Ratings are calculated for that pool of players, If you
>>>think the rankings are incorrect you better take a look at the past list because
>>>you will find what history tell us were the strongest players of the day are
>>>also RANKED #1 on the repective lists. The Rating numbers themselve don't mean
>>>anything 2700,2800,2900 etc. What matters is the point spread from one player to
>>>the next. Don't put words in my mouth and then tell me I don'
>>>t understand.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Then why did you publish the "approximated Elo list" below?  That implies
>>that you can take ratings from today, compute ratings for players active 20
>>years ago, then take those ratings, and back up another 20 years, and repeat
>>the above, until you go back far enough to compute one of these whacko ratings
>>for the player that is under discussion.
>
>Your Wrong I did not implie that at all and you know it. If you look on what I
>posted it has a header "About these ratings" It tell how the ratings were made
>and what they mean at the site I posted....Did you take the time to
>look.........NO! That is your fault not mine that you are lazy if your arguement
>is you just don't understand what was posted. Typical Bob Hyatt tactics....:)
>Make up something I did not say and try to use it against me. :)

I tried to be polite.  That seems beyond your capability however, so, to
keep it succinct:

  buzz off...



>
>
>
>>
>>Publishing a rating list that spans 200 years implies the ratings are
>>absolute.  Otherwise the numbers are meaningless.  Which they actually are.
>>
>>If I misunderstand what you provided below, then accept my apology for
>>interpreting it incorrectly...
>>
>>
>>>>>Below are the ratings of the top players in 1930 as an example.
>>>>>
>>>>>Chessmetrics Ratings: January 1st, 1930
>>>>>About these ratings
>>>>>
>>>>>Rank
>>>>> Player Rating Age
>>>>>1 Alekhine, Alexander 2749 37
>>>>>2 Lasker, Emanuel 2732 61
>>>>>3 Capablanca, Jose 2700 41
>>>>>4 Vidmar, Milan (Sr.) 2673 44
>>>>>5 Nimzowitsch, Aaron 2669 43
>>>>>6 Bogoljubow, Efim 2646 30
>>>>>7 Spielmann, Rudolf 2621 46
>>>>>8 Rubinstein, Akiba 2620 47
>>>>>9 Torre, Carlos 2603 24
>>>>>10 Euwe, Max 2601 28
>>>>>11 Tartakower, Saviely 2589 42
>>>>>12 Maroczy, Geza 2588 59
>>>>>13 Gruenfeld, Ernst 2578 36
>>>>>14 Levenfish, Grigory 2565 40
>>>>>15 Marshall, Frank 2557 52
>>>>>16 Becker, Albert 2554 33
>>>>>17 Verlinsky, Boris 2550 41
>>>>>18 Kostic, Boris 2548 42
>>>>>19 Romanovsky, Peter 2544 37
>>>>>20 Mattison, Hermanis 2541 35
>>>>>21 Johner, Paul 2533 42
>>>>>22 Rabinovich, Ilya 2533 38
>>>>>23 Treybal, Karel 2524 44
>>>>>24 Ahues, Carl 2523 46
>>>>>25 Bohatirchuk, Fedor 2523 37
>>>>>26 Saemisch, Friedrich 2523 33
>>>>>27 Steiner, Lajos 2520 26
>>>>>28 Asztalos, Lajos 2510 40
>>>>>29 Vajda, Arpad 2508 33
>>>>>30 Canal, Esteban 2507 33
>>>>>31 Monticelli, Mario 2503 27
>>>>>32 Przepiorka, David 2500 49
>>>>>33 Takacs, Sandor 2494 36
>>>>>34 Colle, Edgar 2491 32
>>>>>35 Gilg, Karl 2484 28
>>>>>36 Yates, Frederick 2483 45
>>>>>37 Kmoch, Hans 2480 35
>>>>>38 Opocensky, Karel 2476 37
>>>>>39 Brinckmann, Alfred 2476 38
>>>>>40 Von Holzhausen, Walter 2448 53
>>>>>41 Thomas, George A. 2445 48
>>>>>42 Michell, Reginald 2431
>>>>>43 Vukovic, Vladimir 2426 31
>>>>>44 Havasi, Kornel 2410 37
>>>>>45 Rosselli, Stefano 2384 52
>>>>>46 Menchik, Vera 2358 23
>>>>>47 Prokes, Ladislav 2328 45



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