From: "Dr.Eduard Werner" <edi.werner <at> GMX <dot> DE>
Date: 6 mar 2001
Subject: Re: Comments wanted: Shogi ladder changes

On Tuesday 06 March 2001 17:00, you wrote:
> At 03:44 PM 3/6/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >> > New players with a national rating can choose whether to take over
> >> > their ELO rating, their grade, or nothing at all
> >>
> >> National ratings are based on different ways to measure, no? So would
> >> it not be better to have a rating of the Shogi ladder that is used
> >> for everyone in the same way? Or is there an international standard
> >> for rating?
> >
> >They are more or less equivalent AFAIK, so they provide a good starting
> >point. I've forgotten to include a possible Shogidojo rating you might
> > have.
>
>      Remember to add 400 points to Shogidojo ratings to make them
> comparable to Pan-Atlantic Elo ratings.

Thanks for pointing out.

Edi