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deaneakin
i really hope some one can help me understand the point system beacuse it sucks
SilverBirch
Here ya go ....
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-ratings---how-they-work
Godd luck ;)
thank you for the in fo
Diaboloking
I do know that losing to someone with a lower score than you drops your own score a lot more than if you lose to someone higher. Beating someone higher than you gives you heaps more points. I think it's possible to get heaps of points by only playing those lower than you and always winning (if possible).
Memory-Infection
@Diaboloking #4: Yeah but it kinda takes the challenge out of the game...
da_tornado
well it doesn't always accumulate quickly, when my rating was 1300 i would only get a +1 beating a 900. they design the system so that it's way more practical to seek challenges with people above or at your level/rating
I recently won a game buy resignation it was a team match there were 26 moves but no points were rewarded why is this?
TadDude
This http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=31098026 was unrated.
aspen101
I read somewhere that some peoples rating just go up all the time, so i guese it's kind of floord.
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