Performance and First Ratings: Average Opposition, a Score-% Table, the Linear Rule and a Cap
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You estimate how strongly the newcomer Juno played in her first event – once with the club's score-% table and once with the linear rule – and then set first ratings for four newcomers with a minimum-games rule and a cap.
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Lessons in this course
- From Game Log to Standings: Points, Score %, Colours and the Leader Locked
- Expected Scores and Rating Changes for a Whole Event: E, K-Factor Table and a Rating Floor Locked
- Performance and First Ratings: Average Opposition, a Score-% Table, the Linear Rule and a Cap Locked
- Swiss Pairings, Round 1: Seeding by Rating, Top Half vs Bottom Half and Alternating Colours Locked
- Swiss Pairings, Later Rounds: Score Groups, Floaters, No Rematches and Colour Preferences Locked
- Tie-Breaks: Opponents' Scores, Dropping the Lowest, Result-Weighted Scores and a Composite Key Locked
- Opening Statistics: Win, Draw and Loss Shares, White's Score, an Interval and a Minimum Sample Locked
- Capstone: Time Controls, Rounds per Day, the Event Timetable, Prizes by Rating Band and a Rating Chart Locked