Re:Carlsen wins game 9, only needs 1 draw in 3 remaining games
by shalmanese on Thursday November 21, 2013 @12:55PM
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It's built into the definition of the rating. A 200 point difference in rating always means that there's a 75% expected chance of the higher ELO winning. In less fluid arenas, the actual ratings can diverge from ideal ratings but there's enough matchups in chess that this isn't a huge concern.
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