Author: Henrik Dinesen
Date: 08:15:48 10/20/05
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On October 20, 2005 at 10:05:09, Heinz van Kempen wrote: >Hi David, > >yes, some people like you indeed understand weird statistics and also that the >output from EloStat for versions with few games is not the best, but the >majority does not. > >An engine starting like the new superstar and then dropping quickly like a stone >just afterwards, this just gives the impression to most that testers either told >lies or did something wronng. > >Best Regards >Heinz That impression shouldn't arise if the people does, or have done testings themself. Apart from closed testing, playing online often shows ups and downs for all kinds of engines/books/hardware constellations. But, after all, chess is still considered as a game... :-) Regards Henrik
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