New Ranks vs Old Ranks, Who Got What

Here is another visualization roughly depicting (within +/- 1 rank) the above data

A few observations…

  1. Old ranks from roughly 26 to 35 kyu have effectively been reinstated, but given a big boost to now be viewed as at least 25 kyu
  2. The new TPK (20+ kyu) ranks were completely off the old scale
  3. The adjustment slope of ~0.75 reduces the amount of handicap stones used. Two players that formerly played with 4 stones would now only use 3.
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