Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:22:27 02/22/02
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On February 22, 2002 at 15:15:48, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >On February 22, 2002 at 14:56:45, Mike S. wrote: > >>On February 22, 2002 at 14:28:27, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >> >>>On February 22, 2002 at 14:21:01, Paul Doire wrote: >>> >>>>When chess is "figured out" what ELO will that equate to? >> >>>When Professor Elo devised his scale;3300 USCF was given as the Elo of the >>>perfect player.This correspondes to 3100 SSDF Elo.(about) >> >>Crafty had a blitz rating once, of 3388!! >> >>http://www.chessclub.com/cgi-bin/finger/finger.pl?handle=crafty >> >>I assume the ICC uses the elo formulas for it's ratings? >> >>I think the possible max. elo has been discussed before... Is it true that there >>is no upper limit for elo figures (theoretically; I don't ask if a player can >>perform >4000 in practise)? >> >>Regards, >>M.Scheidl >Actually there is a theoretical limit.Also I am not talking about BLITZ >ratings but the rating at 40/2 (at the time of Profeessor elo 40/2.5) >As a mathematician I am aware that there has to be a theoretical limit to >an Elo rating because the nature of chess in FINITE this easily translates to >FINITE rating.It is my personal belief that this translates to 3300 USCF The 'sinners repent' thread in CTF was a lot more artful, I think. Ca-chunk! ZZzzzzzssss! Better hope the line holds up.
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