Start at 1500 instead of 1200 - Chess Forums - Page 2

Margreet · 2007-10-28T11:02:01-07:00

I have read some forum topics about rating on this site, and I was wondering whether or not it would be a good idea to let new players start at 1500 instead of 1200. I know a site where you start at 1500, unless you can provide a real rating, FIDE or correspondence chess or something. If the new pla

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May 18, 2012

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As others have said, this isn't an issue because chess.com uses the glicko system. Newcomers will have a high RD. Their ratings will move more and the ratings of those who play them will move less. From chess.com knowledge base,

"your rating moves less when playing an opponent with a high rating deviation because his or her true rating is less certain"

http://support.chess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/16/0/how-do-ratings-work