Hi there

 Iv'e apparently got chess.com points but what on earth are they for.     Are they going to help me get into tournaments or are they just pointless?

Please can somebody help me.  

They indicate to everyone how involved you are with the community.  You get points when you post in the forums, blog, etc.

For tournament eligibility see here. http://www.chess.com/tournaments/help.html

 

 

Ok thanx.   So are they just rating points or can you  use them in some way?

 

 

I show my mom how many I have so she knows how cool I am, s'what I use them for.

Member points are not ratings. They do not have anything to do with your chess playing.

 

Other members use them to see how involved you are in the community. They are not used for anything else.

 

http://support.chess.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=16

Ok thanxs.

that is cool - do i get a point for this?

 

Oh, thanks, now i get it lol

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You really had to meditate on that one for a while, huh?

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You better watch out kid, I only need 1960 before I catch up to you.

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Yeah, and then you'll be REAL sorry theoreticalboy!

i don't get it.  we get points to show how much of a life we DON'T have? terrific!

They show how active you are on chess.com. Hope that helps.

Too bad you can't trade them for something... the only effect besides a rising number is: getting more attention when posting since many points seem to give your post kinda more weight, no matter what you write ;)

Yea, they are worth nothing, but they give you more authority you could say

They really don't give you more authority.  A lot of useless posts is no substitute for a few useful ones.  People obtain a measure of authority by what they say, not how often they say it.

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Shush, sub-10Ker.

Lol thegrobe

Actually they are relics, like our tailbones.

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You better watch how you treat us; I only need 13406 (13405 now) points to catch up...