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http://dx.doi.org/10.5351/KJAS.2019.32.6.783

Analysis of Korean Baduk rating system and dum  

Cho, Seonghun (Department of Statistics, Seoul National University)
Jang, Woncheol (Department of Statistics, Seoul National University)
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The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics / v.32, no.6, 2019 , pp. 783-794 More about this Journal
Abstract
The current ranking system of the Korean Baduk Association is based on the Elo rating system, which is widely used in the field of chess. Despite the 6.5 point dum (penalty) as compensation for playing as White, many Baduk players still prefer to playing as Black due to Black's higher winning percentage. In this paper, we present the ranking of Baduk players based on the Bradley-Terry model and address the advantage of playing as Black. We compare the ranking from our model with rankings from the Korean Baduk Association.
Keywords
dum; Ranking of Baduk players; Bradley-Terry model; Elo rating system;
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