20-10-2011, 09:33 AM
"A rolling grade should do away with the need for junior additions if you set the number of games to be used at an appropriate level."
OK so two juniors graded 1000 play 30 games each other over the course of a year and each score 15. An in-running or a once a year calculation will still make them both 1000 at the end of the year - if there are no junior additions. However we already know that juniors by virtue of being one year older will on average have improved. Without bonus points in one form or other you will suffer deflation. Will a rolling grade system work any better than current system if you dont somehow feed in points to reflect junior improvement?
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OK so two juniors graded 1000 play 30 games each other over the course of a year and each score 15. An in-running or a once a year calculation will still make them both 1000 at the end of the year - if there are no junior additions. However we already know that juniors by virtue of being one year older will on average have improved. Without bonus points in one form or other you will suffer deflation. Will a rolling grade system work any better than current system if you dont somehow feed in points to reflect junior improvement?
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