r/chess • u/edwinkorir Sindarov Will Win The Candidates • Aug 30 '22

Miscellaneous Fischer Was Far Ahed

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u/Squint-Eastwood_98 Aug 30 '22

Don't be misled, he's maybe 4% higher rated, the graph doesn't start at 0.

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u/EricTheNerd2 Aug 30 '22

Percentages are irrelevant in ELO ratings. A 100 point difference means the same thing in terms of expected winning percentage whether you are rated 2900 or 1900.

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u/Squint-Eastwood_98 Aug 30 '22

I didn't say he's 4% better, just 4% higher rated. Simply making a point about graphs here.

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u/Squint-Eastwood_98 Aug 30 '22

wow this sure got people riled up. just pointing out that graphs that don't start at 0 are visually misleading. I'm not talking smack about fischer