Real-World Skill Levels: ELO

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by ravenfish

It goes without saying, but should probably still be stated explicitly, that there is no particular reason to assume that there is a simple linear correspondence between ELO rating and GURPS skill.

That said, and proceeding to speculate wildly, an ELO rating well above 2000 is said to correspond to the title of "master", so that ought to be in the 16-18 range by the skill level descriptions in Basic Set.

The odds of winning a quick contest in GURPS depends on the difference in skill between the two competitors. The odds of winning a chess match by ELO rating depends on the difference in rating between the two competitors. This makes them immediately comparable, because they actually do exactly the same thing, and does in fact imply a linear correspondence.