Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 13:10:16 06/16/03
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On June 16, 2003 at 15:54:03, Uri Blass wrote: >On June 16, 2003 at 15:23:07, Peter Fendrich wrote: > >>Suddenly a bunch of programs begun to match my engine Terra. It was accounts >>with engines like Fritz 8, ChessTiger 15, CM9K and even Ruffian. Do I have to >>say that they beated up Terra badly... What they had in common was their >>extremely low ICC rating due to the fact that it was quite new accounts. Ratings >>like 2300 and 2400 for these programs made Terra quickly losing 150-200 points. >> >>Is this a coincident or is something fishy going on that I should be aware of? >> >>/Peter > >I remember that in the short time that I used an account to play with Movei in >ICC a lot of players did not let me to play against them because their formula >said that they do not play with players without a stable rating. > >I do not like it and I am not going to pay for the joke that is called rating on >ICC. > >I think that a server when no formula is allowed is better. Yes but combined with a better method to give initial ratings. >Maybe it is possible to create something similiar inside ICC >by having a formula that does not allow people to play you except people who >have the same formula as you. > >Uri In the "human world" you can only earn ratings at certain controlled events, like tournaments and team matches etc. At ICC every game can be rated. Maybe it would be better to only be able to earn ratings when participating in controlled events under certain conditions. The rest is training... /Peter
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