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Subject: Re: What ELO is perfect chess?

Author: ALI MIRAFZALI

Date: 13:57:27 02/22/02

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On February 22, 2002 at 16:48:53, Albert Silver wrote:

>On February 22, 2002 at 16:46:30, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On February 22, 2002 at 16:39:12, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>>
>>>On February 22, 2002 at 16:24:15, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 22, 2002 at 16:22:00, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On February 22, 2002 at 16:04:24, Albert Silver wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On February 22, 2002 at 15:52:59, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I work in the area known as Analysis.Anyway this is how I came up with the
>>>>>>>300 number.I think it is just a good rule of thumb ( I have not still conducted
>>>>>>>any experiments yet) .For example many comps action rated by the USCF have
>>>>>>>action ratings 200 above the slow 40/2 rating.I merely added 100 to the action
>>>>>>>rating to get the blitz .Nothing fancy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So you're saying that if a perfect player beats Kasparov 100% of the time at
>>>>>>40/2 it will be rated 3300, if it beats him 100% at g/30 it will be rated 3500,
>>>>>>and if it beats him 100% of the time in Blitz it will be rated 3600? I suppose
>>>>>>that it gets more perfect the faster it plays?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                            Albert
>>>>>No actually this is not what I am saying.A perfect player will not beat Kasparov
>>>>>100% of the time.Due to the power of HUman INTUITION there are many
>>>>>ways that can lead to a draw (for a plyer of Kasparovs caliber using intuition).
>>>>>There is NO doubt that Kasparov will lose a MATCH to the perfect player.Back
>>>>>to the point : Most Computers have ratings of 200 more in action chess then they
>>>>>do in 40/2.This of course does not mean they are getting stronger .But it
>>>>>does mean this:Take this example(this is only an example!!!!!!!!!) the NOVAG
>>>>>Saphire has an action rating of 2383 .This means that a human rated 2383 by the
>>>>>USCF will be even with this machine in action chess over a series of games .
>>>>>But the formula says that in 40/2 the rating is only 2183.The same human would
>>>>>then come up ahead in a match at 40/2.
>>>>
>>>>Then the human is breaking the forumla, isn't he/she?  Or is it the machine?
>>>>Probably never took the right math class.
>>>Are you denying the fact the Computers have higher action rating then 40/2
>>>ratings? these are known facts.Breaking what formula?
>>
>>*Sigh* The theoretical maximum rating would be to score 100% against the highest
>>current rating, in this case Kasparov's. This theoretical maximum can change as
>>the highest rating moves up or down. Perfect play MAY be the highest _practical_
>>rating, but not the highest _theoretical_ rating. The highest _theoretical_
>>rating is of course 100% against Kasparov, or whomever the highest rating may
>>belong to.
>
>
>Oh yes, and one more thing: the highest rating possible has nothing to do with
>the TC. 100% is 100%.
>
>                                       Albert
It has everything to do with it.There is nothing above 3300 theoretical or
otherwise.



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