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The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players. Developed by the American-Hungarian physics professor Arpad Elo, the system assigns numerical ratings to players based on game performance. Players gain or lose points depending on the outcome of games, and this gain or loss is higher if the rating difference with their opponent is bigger. The system has been used since 1960

Many will see chess as a mere board game, while others may accept it as a sport. To anyone who has dedicated more than just a few months of their life to it, chess is also an art. Among the infinite number of possible games and positions, there is so much hidden beauty, invisible to the untrained eye but an enormous pleasure to everyone willing to go beyond merely knowing the rules of the game. Chess is a labyrinth