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Subject: Re: SSDF Rating List 2005-02-25

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 08:22:37 02/28/05

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On February 28, 2005 at 11:06:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On February 27, 2005 at 16:19:47, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>On February 27, 2005 at 15:12:53, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>If you run the _exact_ same version for 6 months, using the exact same hardware,
>>>you will find 300 point rating swings.  It is just part of the normal standard
>>>deviation of rating played at fairly fast time controls...
>>
>>I understand that to a certain degree.
>>
>>This drop has happened over two weeks, not 6 months.
>>
>>Peter
>
>
>And absolutely nothing has changed since the last version was released.  Except
>the ICC rating.
>
>that was the point..
>
>ratings go up and down by +/-200 to 300 all the time, if you play a wide variety
>of computer opponents...


Do you not also clear the learning files with each dot release (i.e. 19.19 to
19.20)?



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