Can someone please explain the rating's numbers ?

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Helenaplei

I don't understand what do the numbers we get for playing mean. 

I would appreciate it if someone could explain the language please.

JediNinja001

I'm probably not the best person to explain it, but the number is called an ELO rating. You were given a rating when you began and matched with other players who also have a rating.

If you win, you gain rating points and if you lose you lose rating points. The amount of points you gain or lose is not the same every game, it depends on the rating of your opponent.

If your opponent has a higher rating than you and you win, you gain more points than you would if your opponent had a lower rating than you.

If your opponent has a higher rating than you and you lose, you lose fewer points that you would if your opponent has a lower rating than you.

There is a wikipedia page about ELO ratings, and you could also prompt a LLM such as ChatGPT to explain the ELO rating system in chess so that a five year old could understand it. (Note: I'm not trying to insult you, that's just what I would do if I wanted a simple explanation for something).

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Helenaplei

Thank you so much for your answer.

I prefer talking to people and not talking to AI. I prefer learning from people and not from computers.

What is the lowest and what is the highest rate ?

Are there barriers in this game that when levelling up them, you cannot go down in your level ?

JediNinja001

I don't think there is a highest or lowest. There aren't really any barriers except for your skill level compared to other people.

Helenaplei

thanks

JediNinja001

You're welcome.

chekagain
Helenaplei wrote:

Thank you so much for your answer.

I prefer talking to people and not talking to AI. I prefer learning from people and not from computers.

What is the lowest and what is the highest rate ?

Are there barriers in this game that when levelling up them, you cannot go down in your level ?

the lowest possible rating you can go is 100, and the highest blitz rating is currently GM Hikaru Nakamura at 3400 exactly. There are also different ratings for each different time format- rapid, blitz, bullet and daily. there is also a puzzle rating, a rating for each varient and a puzzle battle rating. you also have different over the board ratings such as FIDE,ECF and USCF, as well as more for other federations. and finally you have your ratings on other sites such as lichess, chess24 and FIDE online arena. Hope that helped, and dont worry if its a bit confusing at first, you will soon fell comfortable with the system. DM me if you have any more questions

technical_knockout

menu--> more--> resources tab--> chess terms--> elo rating system.

Helenaplei
chekagain wrote:
Helenaplei wrote:

Thank you so much for your answer.

I prefer talking to people and not talking to AI. I prefer learning from people and not from computers.

What is the lowest and what is the highest rate ?

Are there barriers in this game that when levelling up them, you cannot go down in your level ?

the lowest possible rating you can go is 100, and the highest blitz rating is currently GM Hikaru Nakamura at 3400 exactly. There are also different ratings for each different time format- rapid, blitz, bullet and daily. there is also a puzzle rating, a rating for each varient and a puzzle battle rating. you also have different over the board ratings such as FIDE,ECF and USCF, as well as more for other federations. and finally you have your ratings on other sites such as lichess, chess24 and FIDE online arena. Hope that helped, and dont worry if its a bit confusing at first, you will soon fell comfortable with the system. DM me if you have any more questions

wow. sounds really vast . thanks for the info