Re: [computer-go] Anchor Player

2006-12-24 Thread Hideki Kato
Don Dailey: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >On the web I see that some ELO based GO servers assume 100 ELO is 1 >rank, and do exactly what I proposed, when they handicap they fold >this into the ELO rating of the players for rating purposes. In Nihon Kiin's ELO system(1), 1000 ELO is 1 rank, ex 25kyu is [

RE: [computer-go] Anchor Player

2006-12-24 Thread Don Dailey
On Sun, 2006-12-24 at 13:54 -0800, David Fotland wrote: > There is no fixed relationship between ELO and handicap stones. Stronger > players have less variation in their play, so a handicap stone is worth more > ELO points for a stronger player than a weaker player. What you say is consistent wi

RE: [computer-go] Anchor Player

2006-12-24 Thread David Fotland
There is no fixed relationship between ELO and handicap stones. Stronger players have less variation in their play, so a handicap stone is worth more ELO points for a stronger player than a weaker player. David > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] O