You know for the longest time I thought we used Elo, until I found out other wise.
Do we still have Class E through A players?
I know we have masters, but I thought a rating of 2199 and above is considered a master. Is this still true for the Glicko system?
Hi,
Glicko and Elo are only ways to calculate ratings (maths equations, if you will). By "master", what is usually meant is a player who has achieved such and such rating and number of norms ***within a pool of players who are registered with FIDE or some national federation (or else, still).***
Ratings are relative to one another, and a rating on lichess only has proper value when compared to other ratings on lichess. Same goes for any other pool of players.
It's still possible to try and compare the two (FIDE+Elo Vs. Lichess+Glicko) but never really accurate, not to mention the fact that time controls, conditions and the general profile of most players (over the board club players Vs. a whole lot of just about any kind of profile on lichess) are very different.
I already know what ratings are for and how they are calculated. I also know we use glicko 2 but used glicko for short.
Now I am not comparing the elo system to the Glicko 2 system, I am asking about this site specifically. If no one knows then I guess no one knows lol