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BorgQueen wrote:
My rating has fallen over the last month.
same here
I guess its only natural that players increase their ratings after they have played for awhile.
mine fell. It is coming back up though.
I'm up.
Mine is stagnant .... Focusing on my book " Chess Sociopath "
Apr 6, 2010
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#8
I haven't seen much change in my own rating.
Judging by all the games you're posting, you're probably getting better.
Apr 6, 2010
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#9
I'm still new enough here that my rating probably hasn't sunk to its true value yet (my Glicko RD is 74), but my rating is a tad higher over the past month. If this keeps up, I may have to change my name to Cystem_Cyuccess . 
Afaf, I had noticed last week how much your rating has improved over the past 2 months or so. Have you decreased your number of simultaneous games, or are you putting in more total time/thought per game?
--Cystem
Steady as a rock.
Up 135 points! (after my first game draw with a guy who requested it cuz he had to get rushed to the hospital for pain in his eyes- didn't think his position looked that bad... get well, Tiger2007)
I'm sucking it up as badly as usual.
Apr 6, 2010
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#13
My rating has gone up and down in the past month, but is close to the same as it was.
Apr 6, 2010
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#14
I think it can come from playing tourneys.If you're a strong player in a weak field then you can see your rating climb fast... that's of course until you meet the other strong players! Other than that, most of the people I see regularly have their ups and downs but mostly plateau.
Apr 6, 2010
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#15
i've dropped 150 points :(
always a function of how much time i have to play and pay attention.
littlehotpot wrote:
BorgQueen wrote:
My rating has fallen over the last month.
same here
Mee too!
It had been flying upward for a while but I recently got 2 draws in a row with players 100pts below me and another 300pts below me which knocked off a little bit... But I'm back at it! Ready for more wins!
erik wrote:
i've dropped 150 points :(
always a function of how much time i have to play and pay attention.
Busy counting all the new members?
I am slowly realizing my true potential,"checkers".
I've noticed that almost everyone I know has had a significant ratings increase over the past month. Is it in my head? Mere coincidence? Or is there some kind of site-wide inflation going on?