lichess.org
Donate

K-40 question

Does somebody knows how the k factor works? Because when you fist join lichess you get 1500 +- 1000 Elo, then you play and you get your final Elo, but if you stop playing then you get a high k factor again.

Does somebody knows how the k factor works? Because when you fist join lichess you get 1500 +- 1000 Elo, then you play and you get your final Elo, but if you stop playing then you get a high k factor again.

Lichess uses Glicko-2, which has a very complicated and dynamic treatment k-factors.

If you want gory details...

https://www.glicko.net/glicko/glicko2.pdf

Lichess uses Glicko-2, which has a very complicated and dynamic treatment k-factors. If you want gory details... https://www.glicko.net/glicko/glicko2.pdf