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python simulation of candidates: pt 1

python simulation of candidates: pt 1

djconnel
| Mar 30, 2024
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Last post I described a model for simulating the result of a chess game.  This was based on various assumptions.  One was that white gets 55% of the points in evenly matched games, which implies a 35 Elo advantage, assuming the most commonly used ...

Python simulation of chess game result

Python simulation of chess game result

djconnel
| Mar 27, 2024
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The Perpetual Chess podcast recently had an episode in which the winning chances for the Candidates Tournament were discussed, as calculated by "Chess by the Numbers".  These were calculated based on Monte Carlo simulations of the full tournament,...

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