Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 08:48:41 02/13/04
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On February 13, 2004 at 11:21:51, Alberto Rezza wrote: >Personally, I think 2000 Elo in chess would be slightly better than 1-kyu in go, >but then again I am not a chess player... (beginner at chess, 1-dan in go). I am about equally clueless in both games, and should therefore count as a neutral observer. I mostly agree with the assessment above. 1-kyu in Go seems roughly equivalent to 1800-1900 in chess, IMHO. Another interesting question, to which we will probably never know the answer, is how close the top players in each game is to a hypothetical perfect player. From what I have read, it seems that most of the top Go players are confident that they would win with a 4-stone handicap. Considering the size and complexity of the game, and how utterly chanceless I feel with such a small handicap i my favor against even moderately strong human amateurs, I think this is truly amazing. Tord
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