Chess analysis accuracy percent

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Avatar of K_Brown

I just wanted to express that this function needs a lot more work it seems... or perhaps should be removed...

Case in point:

Black gets a 99.2% accuracy which is complete BS in my opinion. I don't trust these percentages and pay them no mind but I'm afraid others might. White gets a 93.4% here as well. 

I personally think that the percentages shouldn't even be a thing... What good do these inaccurate numbers bring anyone? I think the eval graph is plenty and far more accurate. Thoughts?

Avatar of K_Brown

How wouldn't it be? I can see how depth 20 isn't the best but it produces more tangible results it seems, at least to me.

Avatar of doyouacceptdraw

It makes people feel better about their chess abilities, I guess.

Avatar of wollyhood

Ok so in a similar vein, how come, when I played someone recently, and they were apparently using engines (they went straight from 1300 to 1700 in one month) i could not manage 10% accuracy against them - ok yep i am terrible at openings - but when i play other people, like some people above 1300 i have managed to get 70, 80 % accuracy?

My question is really this: how can how great they are playing, affect how terrible my accuracy is? Because it really seemed to have a devastating effect on my accuracy. Shouldn't they be independent variables?

Does anyone understand what I am trying to say?