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# The Rating of Chess Players, Past and Present

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The inventor's view
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2009*

Arpad Elo was a physicist who passed most of his life in the USA. He invented the rating system, the method to measure the strenght of chess level of the players. The Elo (rating) system, was incorporated by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), at the end of the seventies and now the rating of the players is the first measure that FIDE uses to classify the chess players.Elo, in his book, defines the rating system, the formulas, the statistics and mathematics around it. He also analyse the performance of the best players of his time (and also the old players like Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker), and make some points around the validity of the system. As usual with someone with mathematics preparation, Elo is very strict in his ideas and makes a good evaluation of the rating system in a whole.In fact, he predicted the final result between Spassky and Fischer match (1972) exactly, using his formulas for that. I think this result validates correctly the good behaviour of the rating systemThe only problem with the book is that it is not a very actual one. I mean, Elo talks about the first stage of the FIDE rating where there were no more than 300 players ranked. Right now the FIDE rating list has about 80,000 players classified.On the other hand, Elo never predicted a phenomena is seeing today: rating inflation. Jeff Sonas, a mathematician who loves chess statistics has not also a good explanation to this problem.In any case, Elo book is a must for who is interested in the mathematics of the Elo rating system.

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    chess players' talmud
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2013*

Definitive history of how to rate chess players with fascinating insight into historical players.Should be regularly updated with new editions.A must for all chess clubs and players interested in the history of the game and its greatest exponents.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Elo is a mastermind.
  

*by T***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2014*

This is a topic I really enjoy, although I'm not an expert at statistics.  Sadly, the language Elo used to describe his ideas are not easy for me to understand.  I think that this is typical for many mathematical concepts -- they are polished and reexplained over the years until the new generation hardly recognizes the original work.Also, the format is bit like reading a judge's verdict.  Perhaps this was because Elo felt he needed to defend his ideas against political opposition.  I cannot imagine what being the president of the USCF must have been like; I suspect the approach used in this book reflects antagonism of the period.

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