Author: Uri Blass
Date: 01:52:10 11/17/02
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On November 17, 2002 at 02:50:30, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On November 17, 2002 at 02:31:06, Tony Werten wrote: > >>Yes, but that's not the point. If you loose this way, your opponent cannot say >>he didn't have any competition. > >I think we differ in opinion on that. I don't consider 'almost lost' >games to 'count' for this :) > >>Now, the bookmaker and operator said they did have a hard time, it's just the >>man selling this product that said there was no competition. ( Spoken like a >>true salesman, thus not quite correct) > >I think the issue is if Chess Tiger wins, then it's no big deal because >it's the expected result and the competition were 2nd rank engines >anyway (see discussions after NK). If it doesn't win then we get the >'OMG Chess Tiger didn't win! The amateurs are so strong! ChessTiger >sucks/plays too passive/...' stuff. > >No incentive to compete. I do not agree If tiger gets more than 90% then it is a result that is more than expected. Even 80% may be more than the expected result and it is dependent on the opponents. I believe that the expected result of Tiger against Crafty is less than 80%. People can calculate the expected result of Tiger based on the opponents and decide if the result is a success or a failure not based on the ranking. Uri
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