Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 16:35:58 10/24/04
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On October 24, 2004 at 19:08:41, Uri Blass wrote: >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. You are claiming that it is more logical to decide the title on a random pick (since that is effectively what SOP is in a small tournament with a lot of rounds), than to define in advance that a win over a stronger opponent (and losing vs a weaker one) is worth more than a win over a weaker opponent (and a loss against a strong one), and decide the winner that way. The fact that nobody agrees with your "logic" is why the rules were changed since last year. -- GCP
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