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I beat a player with a rating 230 higher than me but I got no points

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rob0123
Sep 29, 2021
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How does getting points exactly work? I beat a player (who is a friend on chess) with a rating 230 higher than me and I got zero points. Last week he beat me and I lost points. How does this work??!!!
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IMKeto
Sep 29, 2021
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#2

It was an unrated game.

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laurengoodkindchess
Sep 29, 2021
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#3

Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected  chess coach and chess YouTuber based in California: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q

 

Maybe it was an unrated game?  

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Toad1258
Sep 29, 2021
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#4

it had to be unrated

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JosephReidNZ
Sep 29, 2021
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#5

It will be because it was unrated.