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Subject: Re: Could someone calculate these odds?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:48:03 06/21/99

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On June 21, 1999 at 13:44:38, James Robertson wrote:

>Could someone please calculate the odds that the 4 non-supercomputers would
>score an even result with these 4 GMs? If the computers are just barely GM
>strength (2500) and the humans are fairly strong GMs (2600), the humans should
>score 64% on average. If the computers are rated 2450, the GMs should score 70%,
>and the humans should score 75% against 2400 players.
>
>But the computers had white in 3 games, and white scores 60% against black. If
>the odds were calculated, I'll bet it would be something like the computers have
>a 35% chance of scoring the result we saw.
With the number of games played, the uncertainty is so high that I do not think
you can provide a reasonable calculation.  Look at how many games the SSDF plays
before they even post a result.  There is a *reason* for that.



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