The S(X) function seems to lead to search of the worst path (of
length that corresponds to the number of iteration cycles) of defeats
leading to candidate X. This seems to make losing to bad losers worse
than losing to some good candidates. But the function seems to get
less interesting whe
It seems to me that when estimating the strength of candidate X on the basis
of a pairwise comparison with candidate Y, we should take into account the
strength of candidate Y ; if Y is a weak candidate, then a large margin of
victory by X over Y may not be as significant as a small marg
