Hello, how can one gain places in the ladder ? I often see players with less elo than I ranked higher, and players with more ranked lower. What is the thing evaluated for ladders then ?
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You have to challenge and win.
If you win you take his place. Rating doesn’t matter.
More information in the FAQ-ladders
Note:
Ranking is by Kyu/Dan. The word can be used in different meaning (like you did) for position in the ladder.
Rating is the number calculated to give you the ranking in Kyu/Dan. It’s not elo but specific to OGS. No link with the position in the ladder.
All the games you play in the ladder will count in your rating.
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Glicko is used in lots of places, not just OGS.
It’s kind of modified Glicko, isn’t it?
We basically just use stock Glicko-2.
Mr. Glickman makes recommendations about how best to run it and after various testing anoek also found them to be best. I think the only thing we don’t have is periodic sitewide calculating (opting instead to calculate after each game).
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Ok then, thanks for precising.