Tournaments and player rating.

In no way did I want to offend or upset anyone. When I mentioned the tournament that lasted a very long time, I was referring to RP-3, which had a round-robin format. I simply don't understand Sticky's position regarding the FB tournament being unviable, which he repeats year after year. And this is like a response, showing that everything has its flaws.

Well, Sticky probably meant that there isn't the same excitement as in the first "RP" tournaments, which is normal, because back then it was something new and interesting that hadn't been played before. Today, FB is perceived as something "ordinary," "standard," and perhaps it's time to change something, but the tournament is still functional and interesting.

No, of course not, anyone can lose to anyone now.

Then why is there a 200-point difference?

Thank you for the nostalgia, Volodymyr! Do you still have records from other years of the tournament? It would be nice to post them somewhere, for historical purposes.

Unfortunately, no, everything has been lost, along with the old forum. This table was saved because I drew it myself. Regarding the rating: Player A defeats Player B 10-0, Player C defeats Player D 10-0. We have a seasonal rating (I didn't bother with the calculation – it's a rough estimate): 1. A - 1700 2. C - 1700 3. B - 1300 4. D - 1300 Is this a normal rating? Let's imagine that Player B plays against Player C and wins 10-0, but they're too lazy to post it. Or, they simply don't play each other during the season. So, what does this rating reflect? Regarding the matter at hand: 1. Create a rating based on games from official tournaments (bonus points could be awarded for progressing further in the tournament). 2. Wait a bit until enough games have accumulated. 3. Use it