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Approximating a rating for too strong engines
Suppose we have an extremely strong engine that happens to win every game it participates in even against the most powerful engines and players.
If it continues to win every game, its rating (for ...
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Rating system (glicko, elo, etc): is 'predict the outcome of games' the same thing as 'reduce the number of upsets'?
From Lichess page 'Chess rating systems':
Question:
Which rating system is best?
Answer:
The purpose of rating systems is to predict the outcome of games. Therefore, they can be objectively better ...
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Relation between ratings for Chess960 and standard chess
Is there any relation or any attempt at discovering a relation between Chess960 ratings and standard chess ratings? This can be for GMs, for (any)M's, for pro players, or for all players on lichess/...
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How does Elo rating gain scale with games played?
I only take two players starting out at 1500 Elo and have them play against each other with one player winning all games. Also I leave out any artificially introduced cut-offs.
So the winner is ...
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Probability of winning based on Elo rating [duplicate]
I already looked on several websites but I have not been able to get a clear and thorough answer to this question:
If player A has FIDE rating x and player B has FIDE rating
y, how many times, on ...
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How do you calculate your Tournament Performance Rating?
How do you calculate your Tournament Performance Rating?
I can think about two different ways to answer my question:
Do you know the formula for calculating your TPR (FIDE or USCF)?
Can you link me ...
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