Breaking chess’s rating stalemate — Harvard Gazette

Breaking chess’s rating stalemate — Harvard Gazette

Science & Tech Breaking chess’s rating stalemate Ranking skill can be tricky when best players draw more than they win, so a Harvard statistician invented a new method Kermit Pattison Harvard Staff Writer February 6, 2026 5 min read Mark Glickman. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Here’s a statistical challenge worthy of a grandmaster: How do you create an accurate ranking system when the be…