HalfPawn: I think you need to be 'brave' because you basically said Ed's 161-0 was 'not as good' as the Smirfengine's 32-5,

No! I didn't say that....!
I repeat what i said: "The rating someone has depends on the definition of the rating system and the ratings the opponents had. And that it is possible and very logical that someone with even 876 wins and no loses can have lower rating than someone with 18 wins and 5 loses...."
I didn't make any statement about if the 32-5 is superior or not from the 161-0. It may be it may not....



and from the crosstables that were posted, Smirf played some weak players and Ed played the best of the best.

Again that proves nothing! You have to be more analytical.....
For example I play and win 2 strong players and 712 monkeys. And have 714-0.
You play 4 weak players and 28 strong players and have 28-4 with 4 loses from the strong players.
The conclusion? Is 714-0 better than 28-4? No.
I don't say that happened in any way! I just prove that your quoted statement is false.

Yet if you said: "and from the crosstables that were posted, Smirf played against an opposition of some level and Ed played against a higher rated opposition."
then my answer would be: "Ed's rating below Smirf's is not correct and should be above it."



And, Pythagoras, you have even told me, and showed me, some of the weak play of the Gothic Vortex program. If Ed did use that on here, wouldn't those same weaknesses be obvious?

No they need a good at anti-computer like me to exploit them and there are not many here.....




You claim to be a 'man of logic' yet you fail to make any remarks showing you can 'think outside of the box.' One of the truest tests of intelligence is intuitive improvisation. And comparing 161-0 to 32-5 really isn't that big of a stretch.

I can't think ouside of the box as i'm deliberately inside the box!
Also consider the example: "161 wins and no loses. All wins against 3-years old childs. And 32 wins and 5 loses against 2400 rated people."So here is an example that we can compare it. The fact that there are examples we can't compare it is irrelevant.....




GothicInventor will play the Smirfengine a 1 game match. You get to write down who you think will win the game. If you are wrong, you will be shot and killed. If you are right, you will be paid one million dollars. To make it fair, let's say Smirf's programmer would be paid one million if it wins and GothicInventor would be paid one million if he wins, and they do not know about your situation at all. That way, everyone is properly motivated.

I will only answer this question if instead of being killed, nothing serious would happen.
Then:

Who would you pick to win?

No need to give me an explanation about how this hypothetical situation will never arise.

I just want your answer, Smirfengine, or GothicInventor.


I'm the last person on earth that would not answer on hypothetical questions! I always answer them.....

Well it depends highly on the time controls! As there are many numbers of different time controls i'm too lazy to arrange it into different time-controls categories for each case.
So please tell me in what time control the match would be......?