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Elo Chess Rating System Topped By Proposed Replacements

Posted by timothy on from the how-'bout-a-good-scrabble-rating-system dept.

databuff writes "About six weeks ago, Slashdot reported a competition to find a chess rating algorithm that performed better than the official Elo rating system. The competition has just reached the halfway mark and the best entries have outperformed Elo by over 8 per cent. The leader is a Portuguese physicist, followed by an Israeli mathematician and then a pair of American computer scientists."

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  1. Re:what now? by jhoegl · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, I agree. We should also fight amongst professions because we simply do not have enough to fight about.

    Long live Physicists and they physicisteries!

  2. Re:what now? by cappp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whoah there partner, we don't want a full-scale fight between all professions - some of those guys are pretty buff. Pick off the mathematicians and physicists first because the law of the playground must be respected - the small, weak, bifocaled, or curiously gifted with numbers should be taken down first. Then nap time.

  3. Can't be so by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    A friend called my on my telephone line and told me out of the blue that the Elo rating system had been bested. I was so stunned I almost turned to stone. I said, "Dude, don't bring me down!". But the news slowly sunk in, and now I can't get it out of my head. But I'll tell you what, the jury is still out. I think there's gonna be a showdown, and then Elo will be back on top.

    1. Re:Can't be so by definate · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't get it.

      REVEAL YOUR SECRETS!

      Wow, Slashdot won't allow me to post with that ratio of non-caps to caps. So I need to write all of this to correct the ratio. The error says "Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.".

      Dear robotic automated moderating overlord,
      I know it's like yelling, that's the effect I was going for. Obviously your algorithm is shit, because you don't seem to understand context... or love.
      Sincerely,
      definate

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  4. Re:Errata by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not any more.

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  5. Obvious question by glwtta · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, how did they rank the entries?

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  6. Portrugese by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    True facts about Portrugese:
    1. More than 250 million peoprle spek Portruguese, making it the firfth most sproken language in the wrorld.
    2. Portrugese is an adjective describing thrings relatd to Portrugal.
    3. Christropher Colurmbus spoke Portrugese.
    4. Portrugese is the officiral langurage of ther Repulic rof Angorlra.
    5. Hery trhe Navgatror, a Portugese prirnce, was in lrge partr resposible for Portugese effortrs durirng the age of explorartion.
    1. Re:Portrugese by xtracto · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hery trhe Navgatror, a Portugese prirnce, was in lrge partr resposible for Portugese effortrs durirng the age of explorartion.

      Wait just a second! you cannot go changing the subject suddenly like that... focus!, we are talking about Portrugese here!

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    2. Re:Portrugese by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's just a typo! Don't be such a grammar nazi!