Questions tagged [glicko]
The Glicko is a chess rating system. It is similar to the Elo system currently used by the USCF but takes into account the quality of the rating itself. It is considered to more closely approximate a player's strength than the USCF Elo system, at a cost of some complexity.
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Glicko 2- Calculating match-by-match or batch of matches?
I'm looking to implement a Glicko 2 library in my application, however the two libraries I'm considering are different. Firstly, they produce slightly different results for the same dataset (the ...
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Can one feasibly calculate the Glicko (preferably Glicko 2) rating of a player by just using a pen, a paper and a calculator?
I calculate the informal Elo ratings of a small pool of players (~10-15 in number) of whom I'm a member, using a scientific calculator.
Can I do the same with the Glicko rating system, feasibly? (I'd ...
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How does Lichess rating compare to USCF? [duplicate]
Just wondering some examples of peoples' USCF rating to Lichess (classic lichess, 10 min+)
I know it's hard to compare different pools of players. But I think that considering how we do polling with ...
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Ranking systems that take into account the size of the victory
I run competitions, not in chess, but my question relates to chess Ranking systems, and will give an example of the issue I face. Game 1:
Alice scores 5, Bob 4, Chris 3.
I use the glicko-2 and elo ...
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How do FIDE rated players perform on lichess?
I have been playing on lichess for a while and it strikes me how low ratings are compared to other rating systems. This is not to say that players are weaker, I have quite the opposite feeling, but ...
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Glicko-2 Rating System: Bug or exploit?
I originally had this posted on StackOverflow as it could be a bug in the implementations, but some suggested I post to math. I just found this stackexchange, and I thought who better? Some of you may ...
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Why does FIDE still use Elo?
I've been impressed with the way the Glicko rating system works. In particular:
more games played recently cause your rating to stabilize
fewer games played recently cause your rating to fluctuate ...
