From: Patrick Davin LYRA VEGA OR JP> Date: 2 oct 1997 Subject: Handicap Ratings Hi folks, Earlier this year, in response to my inquiry, Larry Kaufman kindly posted to this list some information on how handicap games are rated in the US. I remember the gist of it, but unfortunately I have lost my copy of the posting. I would like to refer to it again, especially the table of handicaps with ELO values. Could someone who has this info please send it to me? Also, I would like to ask how the system is modified in the cases of non-rated and provisionally-rated players. Finally, if anyone has any general advice on implementing an ELO-style rating system, now would be a good time. I am lobbying to have rated handicap shogi implemented on Richard's PBeM server and it would be great if it could be done right on the first try. Thanks. -Patrick lyra vega or jp>