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Subject: Re: SSDF Junior 6 K6-2 .....What should the result be?

Author: Tony Hedlund

Date: 04:55:48 01/25/00

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On January 25, 2000 at 00:59:39, Tina Long wrote:

>On January 24, 2000 at 14:52:31, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>
>>On January 24, 2000 at 14:19:53, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>Thorsten, an elo calculation can be done for a new program only if its opponents
>>>have a known, well established elo (with many games, and a small error margin).
>>
>>correct.
>>
>>>This is why it is better to play against older program than against new programs
>>>on 450, because the new programs have a too big error margin.
>>
>>no problem with me. the problem i have is with very old prgs.
>>
>>>It's maybe the 3rd or 4th time I repeat this to you. The SSDF results are VALID.
>>
>>its valid but senseless.
><snip>
>
>To decide who is rightest here I need to know:
>What is the expected result in an 18 game match between two human players who
>are rated 2620 & 2505?

12-6

>What is the rating achieved by both players if the result is 14.5 - 3.5?

It indicates a ratingdifference with 238 points, 2681-2443.

>I will make my own opinion if I think the margin of error is too great.
>(My interest here is also STILL in CM6k & it's flogging of Sparc 20mhz, and
>programs on 486/66's)
>
>Thanks to anyone who can answer those two questions.
>
>Tina Long

Tony



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