Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 05:54:58 02/28/05
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On February 28, 2005 at 04:30:12, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 28, 2005 at 02:41:15, Roger D Davis wrote: > >>If these tournaments become routine, then I guess i have wonder whether whether >>the results might be used to calibrate the SSDF list so that its ELOs allow >>comparison with humans. I guess there machines used in the tournament and by the >>SSDF might be far different, but if they switch to faster machines, then it >>might be possible. >> >>Roger > >No it is not going to be possible. >The main problem is not hardware >ssdf use 120/40 time control (180 second per move) and this tournament is almost >blitz. > >I also think that usually we cannot trust tournaments in the internet because >cheating problems. > >I do not see how to prevent title players to cheat and how to prove cases of >cheating by playing advanced chess. I was wondering that myself. Some unscrupulous person could cheat with his eye on the $$ ESP in this new event. > >Uri
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