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Subject: Re: Rating system flawed for online play?

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 18:20:24 06/24/04

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On June 24, 2004 at 20:08:17, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Perhaps open a discussion.
>
>I played a few games at FICS now and again see the same thing. If you play much
>lower rated (say 200-700 points), then you lose points simply. If you play equal
>or higher rated then you win rating.
>
>A lot of higher rated players are non stop declining to play games at 3 0. It is
>not nice. But it does bring them points.
>
>What to do to fix this problem other than avoid certain pairings?

If the problems caused by those "certain pairings" are well defined, then the
rating system can be modified to reduce the K-factor for such games.



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