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answer to Marry

Posted By: mamabear
Date: Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 8:47 p.m.

In Response To: answer to Marry (Iancho Hristov)

..."AND THE ER RATE IS EQUAL TO STRENGHT"...(sic)

I would be more nuanced and say there is a strong correlation, but it's not "equal". My point was that betting against Ray Fogerlund because of his online error rate is unlikely to be a profitable venture. However, anyone who plays with a very low error and has a rating of 2000, like Stick or Neil Kaz, is also someone not to bet against. There are lots of times when it's very good to keep one's wallet in one's pocket.

At the end of my post I noted that error rates do matter, and we should use a bot to help ourselves improve it. But to make that the main criterion of strength leaves out other factors that also affect results and are part of being a truly great backgammon player. This game, like intelligence, performing-arts talent, or athletic performance in complex games like baseball and football, cannot be reduced to a single number.

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• Giants List - Candidates etc...(long)
  Stick -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 9:31 a.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 10:22 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 10:39 p.m.
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        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 10:55 p.m.
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          Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 9:06 a.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 12:16 a.m.
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          neilkaz -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 12:55 a.m.
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        Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 8:28 a.m.
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          Mr Majestyk -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 11:43 a.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 3:00 p.m.
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    Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 2:24 p.m.
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      David Wells -- Monday, 23 January 2012, at 2:23 a.m.
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        adambulldog -- Monday, 23 January 2012, at 5:31 a.m.
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        storm -- Monday, 23 January 2012, at 9:03 a.m.
      • Giants List - Candidates etc...(long)
        Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 23 January 2012, at 10:28 a.m.
      • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
        Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 6:59 p.m.
        • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
          christian munk-christensen -- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 7:58 p.m.
          • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
            Stick -- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 8:23 p.m.
            • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
              David Wells -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 4:05 a.m.
              • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                David Wells -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 4:40 a.m.
                • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                  Iancho Hristov -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 5:13 a.m.
                  • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 3:19 p.m.
                    • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                      Iancho Hristov -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 3:38 p.m.
                      • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 6:33 p.m.
              • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 3:18 p.m.
                • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                  Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 7:36 a.m.
                  • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                    Stick -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 9:54 a.m.
                    • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                      Iancho Hristov -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 10:24 a.m.
                      • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                        Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 10:07 p.m.
                        • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                          Iancho Hristov -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 9:42 a.m.
                    • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 11:03 a.m.
                      • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                        Stick -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 11:30 a.m.
                        • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                          Iancho Hristov -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 11:57 a.m.
                          • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                            Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 12:04 p.m.
                            • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                              Stick -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 12:06 p.m.
                              • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 12:12 p.m.
                                • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                  Iancho Hristov -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 12:25 p.m.
                                  • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 1:03 p.m.
                                    • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                      Stick -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 5:45 p.m.
                                      • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                        Victor Ashkenazi -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 8:19 p.m.
                                      • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                        Christian Munk-Christensen -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 7:25 a.m.
                                    • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                      David Wells -- Thursday, 2 February 2012, at 5:51 p.m.
                                  • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                    Jake Jacobs -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 3:15 a.m.
                                    • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 7:22 a.m.
                                • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                  Stick -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 5:42 p.m.
                                  • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                                    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 7:21 a.m.
                          • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
                            Stick -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 12:05 p.m.
          • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
            Michael Depreli -- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 8:30 p.m.
          • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
            Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 12:01 a.m.
        • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
          Michael Depreli -- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 8:40 p.m.
          • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
            Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 11:58 p.m.
            • Exploiting your opponent's weaknesses
              Michael Depreli -- Wednesday, 25 January 2012, at 7:48 a.m.
  • GIANTS LIST-EU VIEW(LONG)
    Iancho Hristov -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 2:58 p.m.
    • GIANTS LIST-EU VIEW(LONG)
      stw672 -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 3:14 p.m.
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        Iancho Hristov -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 3:37 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 9:01 p.m.
      • GIANTS LIST-EU VIEW(LONG)
        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 5:07 p.m.
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      Michael Depreli -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 8:14 a.m.
      • BRITS
        Iancho Hristov -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 9:46 a.m.
        • BRITS
          Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 10:54 a.m.
          • BRITS
            Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 8:35 a.m.
            • BRITS
              Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 26 January 2012, at 12:47 p.m.
  • Giants List - Candidates etc...(long)
    mamabear -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 6:20 p.m.
    • answer to Marry
      Iancho Hristov -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 8:27 p.m.
      • answer to Marry
        mamabear -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 8:47 p.m.
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      Coolrey -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 9:11 p.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 10:10 p.m.
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          Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 1:33 a.m.
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            Dan Pelton -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 9:14 a.m.
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          Rod -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 5:54 a.m.
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        dlevy -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 10:21 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 10:25 p.m.
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          Coolrey -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 6:53 p.m.
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    Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 8:34 p.m.
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    rew -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 9:24 p.m.
  • Since you mentioned it...
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 10:25 p.m.
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  • point of diminshing returns(short)
    lenny -- Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 11:23 p.m.
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      Ivar Røynstrand -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 4:57 p.m.
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        lenny -- Saturday, 21 November 2009, at 1:32 a.m.
  • Giants List - Candidates etc...(long)
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 10:20 a.m.
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      Stick -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 10:34 a.m.
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        Christian Munk-Christensen -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 11:49 a.m.
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          Stick -- Friday, 20 November 2009, at 12:27 p.m.
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