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smcracraft
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rating suites

Post by smcracraft »

Any others besides the "iq*" brand anyone can point me at?
Dann Corbit
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Re: rating suites

Post by Dann Corbit »

What exactly are you trying to calculate?
Tactical strength?
Positional knowledge?
Thematic understanding?
Something else?

Most rating suites have bugs in them.
The best ones only have a few percent of errors.
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