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Subject: Point to ponder

Author: ludicrous

Date: 03:05:07 09/29/03


As it has been said before, Elo rating between computers are valid in he
>>>>communuty of computers and has a not very clear and perhaps definitively dark
>>>>relation with Elo of human players. In fact, there is not any known method to
>>>>determinate that relation, until now. Only guesses. If monkeys played chess,
>>>>they too would have an elo rating, but I am sure you would not equate the elo of
>>>>Sheeta with that of Gary. Sorry for the monkeys
>>>>Fernando
>>>
>>>If monkeys could play chess, their Elo rating would be very low - so they would
>>>be comparable to Gary. Monkey Elo would probably be about 100, Gary's is over
>>>2800.
>>>
>>
>>
>>not true. If the monkeys _only_ play other monkeys, some could easily have
>>ratings over 2800. Of course that would have nothing to do with FIDE
>>ratings...

---exerpt from old CCC forum message



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