What's Wrong With the Elo System?

Want to know an expert statistical opinion about which FIDE-strength players you should avoid facing? The Elo system is supposed to be fair toward players of all strengths, but Jeff Sonas sees major problems with the current state of the FIDE Elo rating pool, and it's getting worse each year. It will take multiple articles to walk you through the analysis, but here is chapter one of the story.

The Elo rating system – correcting the expectancy tables

Elo and Glicko Standardised Rating Systems – TOM ROCKS MATHS

What's Wrong With the Elo System?

How Elo Ratings Actually Work - by Nate Solon - Zwischenzug

a) Schematic illustration of the application of ELO rating system

Introducing College Football Elo Ratings – Staturdays

How much do past seasons affect current Elo ratings? – The Arc

PDF] Understanding and Pushing the Limits of the Elo Rating

Elo Hell-o: Rating Systems on Showdown and You - Smogon University

Bias in the ELO-system of online chess - MedCrave online

MSE-optimal K-factor of the Elo rating system for round-robin

What is this ELO system ? Am I the only one who thinks this is

Introducing 2017 Disc Golf Elo Ratings - Ultiworld Disc Golf

Using ELO for Sports Betting – Peter McKeever