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Subject: Re: EGTB access and playing strength

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 14:52:09 02/02/06

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On February 02, 2006 at 16:54:24, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 01, 2006 at 17:37:08, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>On January 30, 2006 at 19:37:48, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On January 30, 2006 at 17:21:43, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 30, 2006 at 13:33:59, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In every game play experiment I have ever seen, no strength increase of any
>>>>>statistical significance has ever been observed.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bitbase files, on the other hand, do show a strength increase, from experimental
>>>>>evidence.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I wouldn't guess this. Can you post a link?
>>>
>>>http://hornid.com/cgi-bin/ccc/topic_show.pl?pid=293727;hl=%20bitbase%20elo#pid293727
>>>
>>>http://hornid.com/cgi-bin/ccc/topic_show.pl?pid=426450;hl=%20bitbase%20elo#pid426450
>>>
>>>http://hornid.com/cgi-bin/ccc/topic_show.pl?pid=229612;hl=%20EGTB%20elo%20Fernandez#pid229612
>>>
>>
>>Thanks - but the links won't accept my login.
>
>You have to sign up but the accounts are free
>

Ok, thanks. Now the database seems to be down - bitbases seem like more trouble
than they're worth :)

Vas

>>>There used to be lots of stuff in the old Winboard forum about it, but it has
>>>all vanished now.
>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Vas
>>>>
>>>>>On the other hand, EGTB files do lend to prettier chess, most of the time.



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