Why lose points on drawn games?

ShriQueen · 2022-06-14T14:24:12-07:00

I don't think it is fair to lose/gain rating just for a drawn game (unless the side losing stalemates they should win rating). For example, past week, I was playing my friend, but they mouse-slipped. They requested me a draw offer, yet when accepted it,(even though I was winning) I lost ratin

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DreamscapeHorizons

Jun 25, 2022

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It would show that they're the same level. So their ratings would be the same. But.... after 100 games it could be a different story.

I knew a guy who'd played for many years but never played a rated tournament. He was about 1200 or 1300 uscf level but in his very first event he played 1 rated game and beat a 1600+ player.

I think his class B opponent just underestimated him. It would be a different story if they played many games. But for some reason the uscf published his rating of over 2000 even though he'd only played a single game. So he thought he was an expert and made sure everybody knew his rating. Over his next few events his rating dropped like it was falling off a cliff to a more realistic level. He decided to quit tournaments. So 1 game doesn't mean much, it's an overall average that matters. So just ignore if a rating drops from a draw.