Is there a difference between an in-season Dynamic Rating and a year-end Final Rating?
Yes, there are several. First, dynamic ratings are not disclosed publicly (neither to the player nor any other league player or administrator below the section level), where final year-end ratings are published annually and displayed on the Sections website. Second, dynamic ratings are expressed to the one-hundredth of a point, where year-end ratings are expressed only to the one-half point. Finally, dynamic ratings are updated regularly and based on an average of the previous four dynamic ratings. Year-end ratings are based 50% on ones cumulative dynamic rating during the season and 50% on the traditional benchmark calculation method.
