McMahon relies on the players having reliable ratings. Many don't. Nick
On 1 April 2015 at 14:30, Erik van der Werf <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps switch to McMahon? > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Darren Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I will be willing to welcome players of all strengths, if that is what >> the >> > strong players want... >> >> Winning against a much weak player does not prove anything, nor teach >> you much. (In contrast to losing against a stronger player.) >> >> I wonder if handicaps could be used? E.g. the elite players could play >> even games against each other, but a 9-stone game against the non-elite >> players. Only elite players qualify for the KGS league points, but >> otherwise their wins/losses in the handicapped games count. So Zen has >> to not just beat CrazyStone, but also beat WeakProgram at a high >> handicap, or hope that CrazyStone also fails to beat him at the same >> challenging handicap. >> >> (I'm sure that is too complex for the KGS tournament structure, but I >> thought I'd throw it out there anyway...) >> >> Darren >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Computer-go mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > -- Nick Wedd [email protected]
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