> I would imagine that "practical significance" depends on the absolute > level. Between two beginners 23% means little as it can be overtaken > by a day's study. Between top-professionals it probably means the > difference between a legendary 9p winning many top-title tournaments > and a 9p who never wins a top title in his life.
Good point about the stability of rank. But is a 62:38 ratio enough to claim that kind of difference? If they play 20 title matches a year, over a 20 year career, isn't that enough for them to get the winning streak required to win some titles? Darren -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
