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Subject: Re: Comments of latest SSDF list Part 1

Author: Robin Smith

Date: 22:27:10 05/25/02

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On May 25, 2002 at 21:37:01, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>What I wanted to discuss is the point that the fact of these _8_ points alone,
>is normally sufficient that I could _not_ stop the tests, in combination with
>the big margin of error of course. 30 or some is too big. I write stopping the
>tests, but this is not what happens, they _publish_ the results of that moment.
>IMO this is wrong! The results make no sense if we talk about a ranking list.
>Ranks. We simply can't differentiate ranks with 8 points difference and 30
>points error.

>Rolf Tueschen

From the latest FIDE top 100 ranking list:

5 Topalov, Veselin    2745
6 Adams, Michael      2744
7 Ponomariov, Ruslan  2743

Why did they stop to publish at THIS point in time?  I mean only 1 rating point
between #5 and #6, and only one more rating point between #6 and #7.  "IMO this
is wrong! The results make no sense if we talk about a ranking list.  Ranks. We
simply can't differentiate ranks with" 1 rating point difference between
#'s5,6&7.

:-)

Robin



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