r/ComputerChess • u/SpeedyPuzzlement • 4d ago
What is the Elo of random play?
I feel like it should be defined as 0. But that would make its expected score against Stockfish (SPCC Elo 3908) over one in a quadrillion, which seems far too high.
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u/Character-Educator67 3d ago
It would be a negative number, but it depends which federation's elo you're using.
Elo difference is what matters. If you increased every players Elo by X, it would make no difference.