Author: Chris Carson
Date: 12:09:48 06/03/02
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On June 03, 2002 at 14:54:09, Dann Corbit wrote: >On June 03, 2002 at 14:22:27, Chris Carson wrote: >[[snip] >>The only doubt is how much? Your points here are very much on target, however, >>how much is still the question? > >IMO -- this question cannot be answered. > >That's the bad news. > >The good news is that it does not matter at all. > >The ratings can still be used to accurately predict outcomes on a probability >basis (which is what the ratings are for). Not single outcomes [of course] but >I had to toss that in there or someone would make it a rebuttal. > >There is a point that 1000 ELO difference will have a large amount of >uncertainty. However, how often do 1000 ELO differences actually meet under >tournament conditions? Basically never, so it is not a problem to worry about. >Really, it is more of an "angels dancing on the heads of pins" thingy. Yes, we agree, that is why I really do not put any effort into answering this. I also agee with your other post: http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?233710
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