Elo Rating List
The Elo rating system was invented by Árpád Élö" (1903-1992), a Hungarian-born American physics professor, who spelled his name "Elo" after he left Hungary. So Elo is not an acronym and should not be wirtten ELO.
Here's a list of rating categories, somehow this can help other who's not familiar with Elo.
Playing strength | Player category |
1000-1600 | Average club player |
1600-2100 | Strong club player |
2100-2300 | International league player |
2300-2450 | International Master (IM) |
2450-2600 | Grandmaster (GM) |
2600-2850 | Supergrandmaster, world champions, Kasparov |