How relevant is historical performance for Elo rating?
How far back are results of matches relevant for Elo purposes? If a player wins a few early matches then they will earn less points for later wins than if they'd lost those early matches. In the end...
View ArticleI just made a chess bot. Is there any way for how to calculate the ELO of my...
I just made a chess bot. Is there any way for how to calculate the ELO of my bot?I need to make it easy and fast. It's just a weak chess bot I build in Scratch that I built for like 3 days. It would be...
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Why is my performance low even with a high accuracy on chess.com?
I am a chess beginner and recently played a game on chess.com in which I had an accuracy of 90.6% which is even higher than some games of GMs on the site. However , the elo performance was still 1300...
View ArticleIs a team of GMs stronger than a single super-GM?
For example Magnus Carlsen is currently the world number 1 and favourite to win a match against any other player in the world. (Similarly for Wesley So in chess960.) Is he also favoured to win a match...
View ArticleWhy does the Elo I gain from games fluctuate so heavily?
When I am playing on Chess.com, the amount of elo I gain or lose from each game seems to be randomized, due to the fact that I gain less and lose more elo, when playing against players with a higher...
View ArticleHow does the Glicko rating system correlate to Elo?
I was wondering what the "rating" difference was in the Glicko, and Elo rating systems. Are they close to the same amount/number, or do they heavily differ?
View ArticleWhy not use computers to evaluate strength of players?
A computer like Stockfish can evaluate the rating performance of individual players based on a game. Why don't we take the average rating evaluation of a player's games to measure the player's strength...
View ArticleHow many games would Magnus Carlsen need to win to get an ELO of 3000?
For the purposes of this question, assume that he wins every game. Go according to his current schedule. Assume the opponents keep their current rating. If you run out of schedule, assume the rating of...
View ArticleWho is not cut out for chess? [closed]
What if someone studies for a few years and only gets a triple digit rating of 400 or 800?They will probably remain a wood pusher for the rest of their lives, so playing is a waste of time.For anyone,...
View ArticleI played my first OTB Rapid Tournament, How to Calculate my ElO
Two games were against unrated players, one rated player didn't show up and one rated player I beat had only a standard rating. So what will be my initial rating? My tournament results
View ArticleWhen to call out a cheat?
Played a 900 ELO friend on chess.com with no time limit, and was doing very well in the first half. However from move 40 to his win on 73, he played perfectly by stockfish suggestions, and was given an...
View ArticleDo engines accurately represent their skill level?
I’m a 1200 rapid rated online Chess.com player. When I play Chess.com bots, I can usually beat bots as high as 1600.Does this mean that the bots are inaccurately rated or that I’m underrated?
View ArticleHow can I find enjoyment outside of improving my skills? [closed]
I am still in the 700-800 ELO bracket after playing for 2 years. This makes me sad. But I still kind of enjoy chess.Perhaps I should set myself a deadline, but I am beginning to suspect that I may...
View ArticleI played my first OTB Rapid Tournament, How do I calculate my Elo rating?
Two games were against unrated players, one rated player didn't show up and one rated player I beat had only a standard rating. So what will be my initial rating? My tournament results
View ArticleIs chess for the elites? [closed]
I've been reflecting on the nature of chess and wanted to open up a discussion on something that crossed my mind: Is chess an elitist hobby?Chess has often been associated with intellectualism and...
View ArticleWhat sets the absolute value of players' Elo rating?
I understand that the way the Elo updating process works, if player A has a 66% chance of beating player B, then A's Elo rating will converge to be 100 higher than B, and so forth for 74%, ... etc....
View ArticleWrong Elo calculation in August 2023 rating list
My daughter is a chess player. My concern is about her FIDE rating calculation in the August 2023 rating list. My daughter is Huseynova Lala Fide ID 13431781.She played in 2 tournaments, the Paracin...
View ArticleWhat is the relationship between the level set up in a chess machine and the...
For example, I want to know what the ELO my Millenium chess genius pro is playing when I set up it at easy level 7.Does anybody know that relationship?
View ArticleChess.com ELO weirdness
I was rated 1140 in rapid, playing against an 1145 rated.Chess.com said 8 points were at stake, so a win should put me at 1148 and my opponent at 1137. I won, and my ELO did become 1148, but my...
View ArticleWas there a global FIDE rating peak during 2019 upto early 2020
Magnus' peak rating of 2882 was achieved during 2014 May and again in 2019 August. I also noticed that many club level people I know who played actively peaked in rating during the 2019-2020. This is...
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