Thompson: Leave the K-factor alone!
By master
The debate on whether to increase the rate of change of the Elo list continues. Today we received an interesting letter from Ken Thompson, the father of Unix and C, and a pioneer of computer chess. Ken believes that the current rating system isn’t broken and that the status quo is better than change. If anything the ratings should be published more often – every day if possible. Food for thought.
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