Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:44:25 06/16/99
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On June 16, 1999 at 18:41:39, KarinsDad wrote: >On June 16, 1999 at 17:27:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >[snip] >> >>It just happens, and even the best will have a blow-out tournament from time >>to time... and it doesn't mean they are playing 1400 chess when it happens. >>There is much more 'luck' in the game than anyone wants to admit. And when >>luck is involved, some of it _has_ to be bad... > >Oh no! > >Robert is a luck proponent as well. > >Arrrrgggghhhh!!!! > >I would think that a scientist such as yourself Robert would believe that it is >lack of skill (search capability, bugs, whatever) in various improbable >positions leading to losses by strong programs occasionally, not bad luck. > >Another icon bites the dust! :) :) Let's just call it "Markov Process Variations." That way it will sound a lot more scientific and important. It is often the case that when people say "luck" what they really mean is that there is an element of probability involved. Personally, I don't believe in luck, but I do believe in probability.
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