What's Wrong With the Elo System?

Want to know an expert statistical opinion about which FIDE-strength players you should avoid facing? The Elo system is supposed to be fair toward players of all strengths, but Jeff Sonas sees major problems with the current state of the FIDE Elo rating pool, and it's getting worse each year. It will take multiple articles to walk you through the analysis, but here is chapter one of the story.

Statistical Analysis of the Elo Rating System in Chess

ELO ratings: Variations in time - Woochess-Let's chess

What's Wrong With the Elo System?

What percentage of ranked chess players have a 700 or less rating

Elo Win Probability Calculator

The Elo rating system, using dice – High Dice Roller

ELO Ratings for the NHL « Hockey Analytics

probability - Why does the Elo rating system work? - Mathematics

Introduction to Elo Ratings

Elo Rating System: how underrated are the kids?