The thing is, did you really play different than a 2250 on that game specifically? Like you said, it was mostly forcing moves, if you played the same moves that are forcing then your rating ON THAT game should be high. That rating isn't the player's rating, it also doesn't mean that you play better than a 2200, it just means you took the game on that rating.
This might look confusing, but the next example is going to be more clear. If you play someone 1600, lets say he blunders a minor piece early, but then you keep the game on your advantage, trade pieces, makes a well executed end game. On that game you might get that rating, but it is because your opponent allowed it, and maybe a titled player would play very similarly, just because it has very easy forcing moves. Now if you are on a game that the eval bar is going up and down, and you are battling very hard vs that same 1600 player, then the evaluation might give you 1600, because that was the level of the game.
Basically, on an easy game, usually because your opponent played badly, yes you can play like a grandmaster, but that is because that game was so easy to navigate, and if you do something like 93% accuracy, the evaluation of that game might say you played like a 2500.
It also doesn't mean that evaluation is very accurate, but that is the logic it uses, if you just play excelent and best moves, why would you get 1500 for that game specifically? But also vs a much higher player, there are hardly easy forced moves, so you wouldn't get that rating.
Just a last example, play against Martin with the engine on and play the best moves against it. It gives you like 800 rating and 250 for him, basically you played better than a grandmaster because of the engine, but the rating the website gives you is 800, that is because of the level of the game, and not the actual rating of the player.
In Game Review, how accurate is game rating?
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May 7, 2023
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After a well played game of mine, game review told me i played like 2250.
That's total bull lol. right? It feels like pandering. How accurate is that rating?
I was 1532 Blitz at the start of that game. First off a chess rating is based on many games, so how can 1 game give any sort of accurate rating. Secondly, the game had several forcing moves that it classified as "!" moves. One of them was literally the only move to not lose material and it wasnt even hard to find, it was just a trade. my opponent blundered several times, losing 2 pawns for free, and walking into a knight fork losing his rook for a knight. Sure seeing the blunders and taking advantage of them is a strength for me, but not 2250.
Any thoughts on this? The game review feels like pandering and tbh i dont like it. I subscribe because i like the tools it provides, but like i could do with less pandering. Feels like a sales technique and hurts the sites credibility.