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KnightmareGambit87
Jun 14, 2023
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It’s like your rating or something but what does it stand for
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sohail_78
Jun 14, 2023
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#2

It is named after Arpad Elo

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Ilampozhil25
Jun 15, 2023
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#3

its a persons name......

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magipi
Jun 15, 2023
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Average1Chess2Enjoyer3 wrote:
It’s like your rating or something but what does it stand for

For science, I used google to see if it is easy to find it out or not.

It took me less than 10 seconds.

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PedroG1464
Jun 17, 2023
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KK_Irus wrote:

Electric Light Orchestra - they were a popular band 50 years ago. The chess world decided to pay tribute to them and adopted elo as a way to measure performance.

the only correct answer

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magipi
Jun 17, 2023
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TheSampson wrote:
KK_Irus wrote:

Electric Light Orchestra - they were a popular band 50 years ago. The chess world decided to pay tribute to them and adopted elo as a way to measure performance.

the only correct answer

True. ELO is a rock band that has nothing to do with chess (as far as I know).

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burbigo3
Jun 18, 2023
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#7

I didn't know that thanks for the info.

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micahwchess
Jun 18, 2023
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Electric Light Orchestra - they were a popular band 50 years ago. The chess world decided to pay tribute to them and adopted elo as a way to measure performance. nklristic. Jan 11, 2023. (google search)