Fide and ELo

Kummitus

Only Chess

13 May 07

Kummitus

Estonia, Tallinn

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 33396

13 May 07

What´s the difference between FIDE and ELO rating? 🙂

demonseed

Joined: 19 Mar 05
Moves: 11878

13 May 07

Originally posted by Kummitus
What´s the difference between FIDE and ELO rating? 🙂

Elo is a mathematical formula for calculating a person's rating, devised by Professor Elo; a FIDE rating is a rating given to a member of FIDE based on their participation in FIDE rated tournaments as long as they can earn a rating in excess of 1800 (FIDE ratings use Elo's formula I think).

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
Moves: 10385

13 May 07

Originally posted by Kummitus
What´s the difference between FIDE and ELO rating? 🙂

The Elo rating system is a rating system which can be applied to different groups of players and different games. FIDE is one of the organisations which has adopted the Elo rating system to rate players.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELO_rating

~~Sam The Sham~~

Joined: 07 Feb 07
Moves: 62961

13 May 07

Originally posted by Nordlys
The Elo rating system is a rating system which can be applied to different groups of players and different games. FIDE is one of the organisations which has adopted the Elo rating system to rate players.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELO_rating

yes dat's it exactly......everyone uses the ELO system in rating players. USCF, BCF, etc......but FIDE is the International Federation yadayadayada......