Author: Tina Long
Date: 04:21:35 01/26/00
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On January 25, 2000 at 22:27:39, Chessfun wrote: >On January 25, 2000 at 07:55:48, Tony Hedlund wrote: > >>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 > >Over only 18 games how can anyone judge. What is the current score >with these two programs?. from what I read a lot closer than the >original 14.5 - 3.5. >Thanks. WOW!!! message 91737: result is now 17-15 which means Shredder has won 11.5 - 2.5 in the last 14 games. WOW!!! Granted the sample is way too small & this latest result is wonderful evidence of that. I can't wait to see if Thorsten is going to comment. Thank You! Tina Long
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