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Avatar of Braveren

What do You all think about that?
When You become premium trial user, the pairing algorithm matches You with people who play in the way, that allows You to climb up the rating faster, comparing with non - premium users. It's just to encourage You to buy premium by showing You, that You learn chess faster when You are premium user while You just play with easier opponents in fact. Do You think it is true?

Avatar of Chess_in_2024

You do make a lot of sense. Can be possible. I am here to have structured access to very good content about learning chess. Compared to many other websites, the price of premium membership is very affordable. Rating here isn't a big deal. What matters is how that goes in an actual chess tournament.

For someone who is not looking to learn from the premium content, Lichess is a better option.

Avatar of Braveren

What are the opinions of other members of our chess community? Please notice, that if You are a premium member, You play mostly with other premium players!

Avatar of SacrificeEnPassanter
I don’t agree. I have premium membership and still lose and win interchangeably.
Avatar of SacrificeEnPassanter
Also I have played many non-premium members to recently.
Avatar of Bogopawn657

I see no evidence that if your a premium member you would climb the rating ladder quicker, I know someone who is a premium member and over a months autovmatch pairing - 60% were rated below himself meaning his overall rating never climbed more than 15% not a lot?!! I'm a state pensioner living on £815. a month so cannot consider being a paying member besides which I became a decent player 40 years ago now only play for fun!