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Subject: Re: Inflationary Effects?

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 14:11:42 07/09/03

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On July 09, 2003 at 16:07:03, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:

>On July 09, 2003 at 15:46:12, GuyHaworth wrote:
>
>>
>>The main message is that SHREDDER 7.04 dominates the field by some 40 points,
>>approximately the same as Kasparov leads the FIDE ELO list.
>>
>>The 2800+ figure is not meaningful, as stated elsewhere here.
>
>An Elo rating tells you the difference in strenght between two opponents. Have
>you any clue why the rating difference between shredder and the next on the list
>is "not meaningful"?

You need to read more carefully.

>
>
>>I heard once that there was an inflationary effect built (incidentally rather
>>than deliberately) into the ELO system.  I don't know if this is true, or if so,
>>why it is true.
>>
>>But if so, I would expect the SSDF rating list to 'inflate' faster than FIDE's
>>as the same number of games happens in a shorter time.  I don't know if ELO
>>ratings can be pegged back on a fairly frequent basis to counteract this.
>
>You don't know _if_ it's true, you don't know _why_  it's true, yet you expect
>it to be true with Shredder?
>
>
>J.

It seems you are for some reason very defensive about shredder. Relax.



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