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Subject: Re: The data isn't really very skewed

Author: Mark Young

Date: 05:25:08 03/02/99

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On March 02, 1999 at 01:05:48, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>I don't know what this does to what you say in your post, but the top 6 humans
>on ICC have (combined) played a total of 11 blitz games against my program.
>These guys are rated 2950 and up.
>
>All of the highest rated humans don't play computers very much, if at all, they
>play ultra-fast zero increment games (3 0, 4 0) against other humans.
>
>You can tell the GM's who play computers, their ratings tend to be in the 2500's
>or 2600's, with a few notable exceptions.
>
>Ratings on ICC are goofy.
>
>bruce

I don't think its hard to understand why the ICC ratings are skewed, but for
anyone that has played on ICC or other online chess servers. I don't think there
can be much doubt that they are skewed.

Mark



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