At present, I am uncertain if USCF-rated online tournaments are capable of using regular-rated time controls, such as G/30+10 or G/60, etc. If not, why do I see in the Members-Service Area when I look up a player that there is an "Online-Regular Rating"?
Much Obliged.
Yes, the federation added an Online Slow pool for games >=G/30. It was added around a month ago.
I've been to an online tournament (not on chess.com) that used online regular time controls.
I would argue it should be the opposite, only lower than 30 minutes is rated, as cheating is more prevelant in 30min+ games.
The few Online Regular rated tournaments that I am aware of (not on Chess.com) implemented extra anti-cheating measures such as video monitoring and screen sharing. Arguably, those are insufficient to prevent all forms of cheating, but the monitoring makes it more difficult to cheat. That's not really anything new, as the potential for cheating always existed even in Online Quick and Online Blitz tournaments.
Wait guys I am getting a little confused. What is the difference between an OTB rating and a "Regular online" rating?
Wait guys I am getting a little confused. What is the difference between an OTB rating and a "Regular online" rating?
OTB is live inperson chess. Regular, quick(rapid) or Blitz
USCF online had Blitz and Rapid and has apparently added Regular time controls.
US chess members have up to three OTB ratings called Regular, Quick and Blitz, corresponding to increasingly faster time controls. Now there are also three Online ratings. Yes, you have up to SIX US Chess ratings (seven if you count correspondence).
So what this is saying is you can't be added to Online 30+ min games unless you have had 10 OTB games???
So what this is saying is you can't be added to Online 30+ min games unless you have had 10 OTB games???
The way your online rating is calculated after your first tournament may depend on your OTB Regular rating and how many OTB Regular games you already played. However, you always earn a published provisional rating after playing at least four Online Regular rated games.
At present, I am uncertain if USCF-rated online tournaments are capable of using regular-rated time controls, such as G/30+10 or G/60, etc. If not, why do I see in the Members-Service Area when I look up a player that there is an "Online-Regular Rating"?
Much Obliged.