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Taylor Kingston wrote:
Two points:
1. At that point in the match, neither player had won a game --
the first four were drawn. So one more draw at that point would not
have helped Capablanca win the match.

Hmm. I didn't realize they drew so many games in a row. Still, my
other point remains to be answered; the one about obeying the rules
of the game instead of cheating at will, as is the fashion today.

Your `other point' isn't a point.


For such a proof we might look at GM Lasker's lifetime rating curve,
searching for a final, sharp drop from which he never recovered.

There were no ratings in international chess in 1921. You can look at
Sonas's figures if you want but his rating formula is fundamentally
flawed.


Dave.

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