Sundip, This week I actually recorded a Perpetual Chess Pod about ratings with Nate Solon and Jeff Sonas (the rating expert who consulted with FIDE.). I asked Jeff a question along these lines, and he said the trend has been in place for about 15 years, and that online tools and covid are factors, but the biggest one is just too many unrated players entering the player pool at once. The podcast comes out on August 22.
Enjoy your vacation at the beach, Ben!
Thanks again Ben, always a pleasure to Follow the links in this linkfest 👍
Thanks once again for the shoutout!
Sundip, This week I actually recorded a Perpetual Chess Pod about ratings with Nate Solon and Jeff Sonas (the rating expert who consulted with FIDE.). I asked Jeff a question along these lines, and he said the trend has been in place for about 15 years, and that online tools and covid are factors, but the biggest one is just too many unrated players entering the player pool at once. The podcast comes out on August 22.