Elo Chess Rating System Topped By Proposed Replacements 102
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."
Sweet (Score:2, Funny)
Re:what now? (Score:3, Funny)
Long live Physicists and they physicisteries!
Re:what now? (Score:5, Funny)
Can't be so (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.
Re:Errata (Score:5, Funny)
Obvious question (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Errata (Score:2, Funny)
No, Portrugal. Between Spairn and the Atlantirc.
Re:Can't be so (Score:4, 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
Re:Can't be so (Score:2, Funny)
Portrugese (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What is the punchline? (Score:1, Funny)
Elo, elo, elo, what's going on 'ere then?
(He's a part time policeman as well)
Re:What is the punchline? (Score:1, Funny)
A Portugese physicist, an Israeli mathematician and two American programmers walk into the bar.
The bartender says:
Sorry lads, read the sign: "Cheques are NOT accepted."
*rim-shot*
Re:Portrugese (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!
Re:Portrugese (Score:5, Funny)
That's just a typo! Don't be such a grammar nazi!