10 Aug 07
Little by little Weyerstrass is overhauling Akizy. His rating is so high that he only gained three points for beating me and just one for beating najdorfslayer (rated 2045 or so). He just needs to brush aside a few more gnats like us and he will gain the #1 spot, I reckon he'll make it next week sometime.
10 Aug 07
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Originally posted by Fat LadyOnly 3 points for beating you? That's harsh. However it should serve as a lesson to those who ask why there are no 2700+ players on this site...
Little by little Weyerstrass is overhauling Akizy. His rating is so high that he only gained three points for beating me and just one for beating najdorfslayer (rated 2045 or so). He just needs to brush aside a few more gnats like us and he will gain the #1 spot, I reckon he'll make it next week sometime.
Edit: How badly does a draw with you hurt his rating?
10 Aug 07
Originally posted by zebanoFrom the FAQ:
How badly does a draw with you hurt his rating?
New Rating = Old Rating + K * (Score - Win Expectancy)
K is a constant (32 for 0-2099, 24 for 2100-2399, 16 for 2400 and above)
Score is 1 for a win, 0.5 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
The Win Expectancy is calculated using the following formula :
Win Expectancy = 1 / (10^((OpponentRating-YourRating)/400)+1)
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Plugging in the 2 players' current numbers:
W's Win Expectancy = 1/(10^((2117-2454)/400)+1)
= 0.87434
Rating change = 16 * (0.5 - 0.87434)
= -5.9895
So W would lose 6 points for a draw.
10 Aug 07
Originally posted by Fat LadyI got knacked by him!
Little by little Weyerstrass is overhauling Akizy. His rating is so high that he only gained three points for beating me and just one for beating najdorfslayer (rated 2045 or so). He just needs to brush aside a few more gnats like us and he will gain the #1 spot, I reckon he'll make it next week sometime.
Different Class
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10 Aug 07
Originally posted by Drew LWeyerstrass currently has 4 games in progress with seadevil.
he has a game against seadevil though, and he is only 14 points above seadevil so he ought to easily surpass 2470 if he wins
edit- make that two against seadevil and two against stephane
11 Aug 07
Originally posted by HolyTIf you don't like the look of that formula try
From the FAQ:
New Rating = Old Rating + K * (Score - Win Expectancy)
K is a constant (32 for 0-2099, 24 for 2100-2399, 16 for 2400 and above)
Score is 1 for a win, 0.5 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
The Win Expectancy is calculated using the following formula :
Win Expectancy = 1 / (10^((OpponentRating-YourRating)/400)+1)
-------------
Plugging in the 2 ...[text shortened]... 0.87434
Rating change = 16 * (0.5 - 0.87434)
= -5.9895
So W would lose 6 points for a draw.
http://www.littlethorpechess.co.uk/elo_calculator.htm
11 Aug 07
I can't even understand games at that high of a level. For instance, in Game 2580858 why would white simply not take the bishop on move 19?