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How Ratings are calculated

Rn =  Ro + K (W – We)


Rn New rating
  Ro Old rating
  K Value of a single game –30    between 20 and 40…
    K = 10 if rating > 2400
    K = 15 if rating under 2400
    K = 25 for players new to the rating list, until they have completed events with a total of at least 30 games;
    W Score; 1.0 for a win, 0.5 for a draw
  We Expected score based on Ro

Rating difference Winning Expectancy
736+ 100%
735 99%
500 96%
450 94%
400 92%
350 89%
300 85%
250 81%
200 76%
150 70%
100 64%
50 57%
25 53%
0 50
-25 47%
-50 43%
-100 36%
-150 30%
-200 24%
-250 19%
-300 15%
-350 11%
-400 8%
-500 4%
-735 1%
-736+ 0%
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