OGS rank mixed with all board sizes?

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@ArsenLapin1

Anoek posted a long and detailed analysis about the ranks. The conclusion of that analysis was that the ranks were a lot more accurate by mixing all three board-sizes than be separating them. Have you read that analysis? It’s been mentioned several times in this thread already, but no one has linked to it yet. I’ll try to find a link.

I found this one thread with the analysis. I can’t recall if I had seen other threads.

2020 Rating and rank tweaks and analysis

tl;dr - Ratings and ranks have been tweaked a little, there should be a bit less volatility in ranks now. Ratings and ranks have been adjusted retroactively. Main changes: We were using fixed windows to update ranks, considering up to 15 games at a time to update your rank. When we got to the 16th game, we’d “commit” your rank and start a new block to update your ranks. We now use a sliding window, so we look at your most recent 15 games (up to 90 days), and use that to update your rank, this…