FIDE Executive Director David Jarrett, FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, FIDE Qualification Commission Councillor Nick Faulks, GM Bartlomiej Macieja, Jeff Sonas, GM John Nunn, FIDE Qualification Commission Chairman Mikko Markkula, Vladimir Kukaev. Not shown (because he took the picture):...
Jakovenko on the K factor
PART 1 On increasing the K-factor in the Elo rating system The latest decision of FIDE to postpone the increase of the K-factor finally caused disputes on whether such increase was needed at all. The nature of these disputes...