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Subject: Re: Open Dutch CCC final results

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 16:08:41 10/24/04

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On October 24, 2004 at 17:55:58, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On October 24, 2004 at 17:32:08, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>Being unlucky is part of the tournament but it is more fair to choose as the
>>winner the program that did better results.
>>
>>Diep could score more points against the opponents that it played and be the
>>winner if it fails to demonstrate superiority by that way then it is logical to
>>choose the winner based on the opponents.
>
>You are not making any sense at all.
>
>Considering the results of the programs that all 3 played, Diep got the best
>result.
>
>--
>GCP

No

Diep is considered to be the winner but did not get the best result.

I think that the results are the same if you played against the same opponents
and scored the same.

Diep won weaker opponents so diep's result is worse.
I do not think that there is logic in deciding about winner based on result when
the players scored the same and played against the same opponents.

I see no reason to decide that beating a strong opponent and losing against a
weak opponent is worth more than losing against a strong opponent and beating a
weak opponent.

People needed way to decide about a winner when everywhere else was equal in the
opponents so they used that method but when not everything else is the same then
the most logical decision is to decide based on strength of the opponents.

Uri



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