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Subject: Re: A question concerning the elo

Author: Gregory Owett

Date: 00:40:17 10/27/04

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On October 26, 2004 at 17:35:19, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On October 26, 2004 at 04:12:15, Gregory Owett wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>When You make calculate the elo-engines by elostat in tournaments, do You set
>>the base to 2400 or more?
>>I know, that depends on which machine they play, but for ex. on a P4 2.2 Mhz.
>
>It does not matter what number you set the starting Elo to.  The thing that is
>important is the distance between the scores.
>
>However, just so that people will not freak out, I usually set the score to what
>I think is approximately the Elo of the center of the group.
>
>If you want to raise some eyebrows, set it to 1800 or 3000.  Always good for a
>laugh.


I see. But if everyone would use the same base, we could compare our
classifications.

In any case, thanks for your answer.



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