Author: Albert Silver
Date: 12:40:18 02/22/02
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On February 22, 2002 at 15:30:40, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>On February 22, 2002 at 15:20:14, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On February 22, 2002 at 15:18:00, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>>[snip]
>>>I am NOT talking about Blitz ratings here but 40/2 ratings.40/2 chess and
>>>blitz chess are worlds apart
>>
>>Really? What are the differences in the calculations then?
>>
>>I thought the Glicko system was used for all of them. I do have the source code
>>for FICS and have not noticed any changes to the algorithm when performing the
>>computations for different time controls.
>>
>>Of course, slower chess is prettier to look at. But (by a monumental,
>>astronomical figure) most people prefer blitz.
>People prefer Blitz because they dont want to think they want want to have a
>full of error game and call it chess.Coming back to the main point:Chess is
>a finite game this translates to FINITE rating for perfect player.In other
>words one cannot have an infinite rating for a game of FINITE possiblities
>This is my opoinion as a Mathematician and also the opinion of the immense
>population of strong players .
Ah? When was the immense population of strong players polled on finite or
infinite ratings?
>I believe this number to be 3300 USCF.Now for
>BLitz this translates to 3600 Elo.
Interesting numbers. Why is a perfect rating 3300 in classical chess and 3600 in
blitz?
Albert
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