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Old 10-27-2006, 03:09 PM
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Default Re: Helmuth - Ferguson Head Up Match Theory Question

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The simple key here is 'independent events'......

Let's imagine that the villain has amnesia....

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The first part is true, the second never is....

This scenario has a real world corollary in Chess. In their first battle together for the world championship Karpov – Kasparov squared off in 1984, Karpov jumped out to huge lead of 4-0. What followed was 17 consecutive draws and Karpov pushed the score to 5-0, one more win and match is over. The match turned bizarre after the 5th win, strange early draws, and psychological pressure and finally after a total of 48 games the match was stopped with the score 5-3 and neither player declared the winner.
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