Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 05:15:53 05/26/02
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On May 26, 2002 at 01:27:10, Robin Smith wrote: >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 Excuse me, but you are mixing up ranking in tournament practice in a sport and testing procedures. Rolf Tueschen
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