Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-58.136.222.13-20120716114911/@comment-81.233.25.167-20120717125043

Árpád Élõ. It's just a name, and he decided that in chess when you're comparing players, you use Elo-rating to see who's best through looking at their wins and losses to see who's the best player. Similar to LoL.