Mathematician Arpad Elo developed his rating system for the game of chess.

2495 as of 2013

Go to a real tournament, they register, and assign you a rating depending on your results, and the opponents rating.

His peak rating was the world record for highest FIDE rating.

The ELO Rating was invented by Arpad Elo.

It was an improvement of the "Chess Rating System".

It reflects the relative skill levels of chess players.

A Grandmaster holds an ELO Rating higher than 2500.

A beginning chess player will start at around 1200-1400.

Depending on your opponents rating and the outcome of a rated tournament match you will gain or lose ELO points based on the ELO of your opponent.