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Subject: Re: Elo Adjusted for you

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 12:54:39 12/08/05

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On December 08, 2005 at 14:39:24, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>On December 08, 2005 at 09:05:23, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>
>>On December 08, 2005 at 08:53:06, K. Burcham wrote:
>>
>>>On December 08, 2005 at 08:01:05, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>
>>>>Rybka still trails Fruitz 2.2.1 by 21 Elo even though it beat Fruit by 27 Elo in
>>>>head to head match.  Rybkas main defeat so far came at the hands of Fritz 8.
>>>>All my games are run with each program haveing their own cpu/book (except Rybka
>>>>plays without book) and ponder on.Rybka is a great program but should have it's
>>>>own "official" book.
>>>>Jim
>>>
>>>with no book, it has been stated many times here that one must take the square
>>>root of pi, divided by x(a-c2)-3x(a2)over 3.1285.
>
>What the x and a and c2 and a2 represent?
>
>And how exactly is the formula? I mean what is the x(a-c2)-3x(a2) mean?
>
>Also what "over 3.1285" means?
>
>
>>Once this value is applied to
>>>your results you will see that Rybka has an Elo of 2875 and leads your Fritz 8
>>>by 22 games.
>
>How did you come up with this?
>
>
>>Of course Uri will adjust this just a little when playing two
>>>programs, one with book and one without.
>>>
>>>kburcham
>>
>>Actually your formula is only an approximation, though I have too agree, a good
>>one. The true value is not 3.1285 but square_root( square_root(96) ).
>
>How did you come with 96?

As you may know a chessboard has 64 places for 32 pieces. The sum is 96.
Therefor.

>Also what is the formula you are talking about and how is derived?

You need a some mathematics. Actually some calculus mixed with statistics.
Kolmogorov derived it for Botwinniks chess program in Sobolev spaces.

>
>
>>However, that changes not too much.
>>Kind regards
>>Bernhard



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