It's just a simple model which assumes that the game from twenty games ago which drops out when the new game is graded is a draw against someone with the same grade as the person currently has.Roger de Coverly wrote:That's a linear version of the Elo formula, so it should work
Obviously it could be open to abuse, but I really don't think we should worry unduly about an eight year old Alexandru Crisan lookalike emerging from the school stage of the UKCC.