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Chess Rating System


  • 3 years ago · Quote · #1

    johnjpc

    Not that is all important to me but the rating system on chess.com seems to be a little out of wack. I just got through playing two players that had almost an 80+ point rating higher than myself, at the conclusion of the games they both defeted  me but ended up with a rating jump of almost 6O-70+plus points how can that happen? It makes no sense.

    Ok is's important to me, im just use to beating or losing to a stronger player and getting no more than an 8-10+- adjustment in my chess dot com rating. what gives?

    Any half baked answer would be helpful

    Your friend in Chess, John C. East Longmeadow

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #2

    eddiewsox

    The more games a player has played the less the fluctuation with each win or loss.

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #3

    Zugzeit

    Checkout the glicko rating system on google. http://math.bu.edu/people/mg/glicko/glicko.doc/glicko.html

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #4

    ichabod801

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #5

    johnjpc

    Thanks ichabod, with the excepton of the formula which is like reading a foreign language your explanation answered all my questions requarding the rating system,

    Thanks, John P C Agawam MA


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