Play more games and your rating wont fluctate as much.
I'm about to lose hundreds of rating points for WINNING a game...
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Yes, in the long way it doesn't matter.
Dec 16, 2014
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PilateBlack wrote:
I'm new to chess and chess.com, and I've mostly been playing correspondence games. I won a game today (via checkmate) and my rating jumped from 1333 to 1428. What I'm extremely annoyed about is that I'm a few moves away from winning another game against a 1794 rated player, and the ratings adjustments dropped my points for a win from 303 to 180. In another game I'm only a few moves from losing, so I'm going to take yet another ratings hit. I assumed that the ratings adjustments were fixed based on your rating entering the game. Had I known all of this would happen, I would've waited to checkmate my opponent. This all makes no sense to me...
That would not do anything, as then the rating adjustment for the game you just finished would have been lower.
Pulpofeira wrote:
Yes, in the long way it doesn't matter.
Good English: ... in the long run ...
Give up, Benzo, I'm a hopeless case.
There's always hope, Pulpo. 
Dude_3 wrote:
PilateBlack wrote:
I'm new to chess and chess.com, and I've mostly been playing correspondence games. I won a game today (via checkmate) and my rating jumped from 1333 to 1428. What I'm extremely annoyed about is that I'm a few moves away from winning another game against a 1794 rated player, and the ratings adjustments dropped my points for a win from 303 to 180. In another game I'm only a few moves from losing, so I'm going to take yet another ratings hit. I assumed that the ratings adjustments were fixed based on your rating entering the game. Had I known all of this would happen, I would've waited to checkmate my opponent. This all makes no sense to me...
That would not do anything, as then the rating adjustment for the game you just finished would have been lower.
It would've been slightly lower, but I would've gained way more points overall. The 95 points I gained will end up costing me 123 points in the win against my 1794 rated opponent.
Dec 16, 2014
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PilateBlack wrote:
Dude_3 wrote:
PilateBlack wrote:
I'm new to chess and chess.com, and I've mostly been playing correspondence games. I won a game today (via checkmate) and my rating jumped from 1333 to 1428. What I'm extremely annoyed about is that I'm a few moves away from winning another game against a 1794 rated player, and the ratings adjustments dropped my points for a win from 303 to 180. In another game I'm only a few moves from losing, so I'm going to take yet another ratings hit. I assumed that the ratings adjustments were fixed based on your rating entering the game. Had I known all of this would happen, I would've waited to checkmate my opponent. This all makes no sense to me...
That would not do anything, as then the rating adjustment for the game you just finished would have been lower.
It would've been slightly lower, but I would've gained way more points overall. The 95 points I gained will end up costing me 123 points in the win against my 1794 rated opponent.
Fine. Maybe it is a bad system. I agree. There's no use whining about it in the forums. Go win some more games and move on.
The system is designed to get you to your correct rating as quickly as possible, and if you've only played 4 (!) games then there's nothing it can do really to help out with that.
If you deserve the extra rating points, you will receive them. It's not designed as a reward but as a measure of strength.
It is the same for everyone so your rating will be accurate relative to everyone else. That is what your rating is supposed to reflect, anyway.
Don't worry, just keep playing your best. :)
Dec 16, 2014
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Given the long nature of some online games it wouldn't make sense to take your rating on starting the game. A 1200 start rating is not a true rating, but for your early games you have a high fluctuation (both up and down). As you play more games your Glicko RD lowers and the ratings change stabilises.
If a new player with a default 1200 rating starts 100 games on first joining though they can't expect that if they keep winning their 1200 rating at the start of those games would be used to give a huge points boost for every win, even if it is for a game that finishes 1 year later when your rating may be 2000 and your opponent a 1700 rated player.
glamdring27 wrote:
Given the long nature of some online games it wouldn't make sense to take your rating on starting the game. A 1200 start rating is not a true rating, but for your early games you have a high fluctuation (both up and down). As you play more games your Glicko RD lowers and the ratings change stabilises.
If a new player with a default 1200 rating starts 100 games on first joining though they can't expect that if they keep winning their 1200 rating at the start of those games would be used to give a huge points boost for every win, even if it is for a game that finishes 1 year later when your rating may be 2000 and your opponent a 1700 rated player.
Spot on. Taking on 100 games could earn you rating points into the tens of thousands.
Aaawwww...that is so sad. The rest of the day will be ruined knowing how sadly life has taken such a bitter turn for you.
PilateBlack wrote:
I'm new to chess and chess.com, and I've mostly been playing correspondence games. I won a game today (via checkmate) and my rating jumped from 1333 to 1428. What I'm extremely annoyed about is that I'm a few moves away from winning another game against a 1794 rated player, and the ratings adjustments dropped my points for a win from 303 to 180. In another game I'm only a few moves from losing, so I'm going to take yet another ratings hit. I assumed that the ratings adjustments were fixed based on your rating entering the game. Had I known all of this would happen, I would've waited to checkmate my opponent. This all makes no sense to me...
If that makes you EXTREMELY annoyed I can't imagine what getting your thing caught in your zipper would make you feel like...?
I'm new to chess and chess.com, and I've mostly been playing correspondence games. I won a game today (via checkmate) and my rating jumped from 1333 to 1428. What I'm extremely annoyed about is that I'm a few moves away from winning another game against a 1794 rated player, and the ratings adjustments dropped my points for a win from 303 to 180. In another game I'm only a few moves from losing, so I'm going to take yet another ratings hit. I assumed that the ratings adjustments were fixed based on your rating entering the game. Had I known all of this would happen, I would've waited to checkmate my opponent. This all makes no sense to me...