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Community Blog Discussions - Measuring Level of Play in different Endgame Types

@jk_182 said in #11: > > How did you atomatically label wich position is the start of a certain endgame? > > I used python-chess to go through the games and see which pieces were left after each move …


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Community Blog Discussions - Measuring Level of Play in different Endgame Types

How did you atomatically label wich position is the start of a certain endgame?


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@Toscani said in #19: > Just rate the moves, not the players. An overall game rating can be derived from the individual move ratings. Comparing these game ratings to the WDL ratio might reveal some ma…


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@nadjarostowa It‘s more about predicting who out of two boxers with the same record in their category will do better in the categories above. Don‘t be put of by the initial question wording. I‘m tryin…


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@nadjarostowa said in #15: > What you are saying boils down to: > "A" wins more than "B", but "B" is better, because of some obscure reason ("I like their playing style better."). > > Makes no sense. …


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@nadjarostowa said in #11: > Same rating = same strength. That's the very definition of the rating. I wouldn‘t say so. Elo does not care about method. Only that you win or lose. If you abuse an openin…


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@lizani said in #3: > More interesting to ask, if a player is 2200 and plays 1 d4/e4, are they better than a 2200 who plays 1 g4/h4? > The second player has the same rating despite playing disreputabl…


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@mkubecek said in #7: > You would have to define "better" first. Why don‘t you just answer the question with what you believe it to mean. It‘s vague on purpose :)


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

@mkubecek said in #2: > The point of rating is that players of similar rating should score about the same statistically. Sure, never argued against that. But who is better? Who has more skill? And who…


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General Chess Discussion - Who is better?

Is a 2200 e4 player better than a 2200 d4 player? What about 1800 level?


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