Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 22:48:04 11/17/99
Go up one level in this thread
On November 17, 1999 at 23:14:18, Stephen A. Boak wrote: >I have an old book somewhere, something perhaps like 'Rating Systems, Past & >Present' by Arpad Elo (not sure of the exact title). If you ever can purchase >or borrow a copy of this book, you might be delighted, as I was, to read the >mathematical basis behind the wonderful ELO system he invented to avoid the >shortcomings of many other rating systems. The mathematical underpinnings are >stunning and very interesting to me. Knowledge of the statistical basis for how >Elo's rating system works allows a person to more properly interpret ELO-based >ratings (for instance, to compare two players and understand their statistical >chances against each other based on their rating differences) and know how ELO >ratings change with new results. The Rating of Chessplayers: Past and Present. Sorry, I don't have the ISBN. Dave
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.