Chess rating system


This post is either all trolling or all poo poo doo doo brains. Either way, don't worry about rating. Just play the check check plus and eat that king

Okay I have Now won 3 games but I have yet to get any points???? Can anyone tell me why not?//
April, all of those games were over by move two. Such games don't count. In order for a game to be rated, it needs to be more than three moves.

I have a question on rating and norm. I am currently at 1700 in USCF blitz. So, if I acheive 2000+ rating in blitz chess, will I be eligible for Candidate Master norm ?

I have an interesting question. I don't play chess, but I joined this forum in order to ask a question.
I am writing a paper and I was wondering about the roles of chess pieces. I have looked up the point value system for each piece. But what I was wondering, was which pieces are used most for the aggressive tactics? that is, which pieces are used the most often for going out and either taking down other pieces or for luring opponents into other things??
My best guess is the knight. I used to play a bit with a friend, and she always used the knight to do kind of the aggressive stuff at first, and then she would whip out the queen and start slaying at the end of the game.
The reason I ask, is because I am trying to write a paper about how organizations or groups of people, often have the "goons" or the aggressive foot soldiers, who can handle the aggressive stuff, and take the fall for things if necessary. Hierarchies of people often have the real shot callers on top, who don't actually get their hands dirty. But they will have people at the mid levels or somewhat lower levels handle the aggressive stuff because they are more expendable and can take a fall for something if necessary.
Can any chess players offer me some insight? Thanks and hopefully this was on topic.

I have an interesting question. I don't play chess, but I joined this forum in order to ask a question.
I am writing a paper and I was wondering about the roles of chess pieces. I have looked up the point value system for each piece. But what I was wondering, was which pieces are used most for the aggressive tactics? that is, which pieces are used the most often for going out and either taking down other pieces or for luring opponents into other things??
My best guess is the knight. I used to play a bit with a friend, and she always used the knight to do kind of the aggressive stuff at first, and then she would whip out the queen and start slaying at the end of the game.
The reason I ask, is because I am trying to write a paper about how organizations or groups of people, often have the "goons" or the aggressive foot soldiers, who can handle the aggressive stuff, and take the fall for things if necessary. Hierarchies of people often have the real shot callers on top, who don't actually get their hands dirty. But they will have people at the mid levels or somewhat lower levels handle the aggressive stuff because they are more expendable and can take a fall for something if necessary.
Can any chess players offer me some insight? Thanks and hopefully this was on topic.
Aint it funny how the Knight moves.
Nirvana61 wrote:
I have an interesting question. I don't play chess, but I joined this forum in order to ask a question.
I am writing a paper and I was wondering about the roles of chess pieces. I have looked up the point value system for each piece. But what I was wondering, was which pieces are used most for the aggressive tactics? that is, which pieces are used the most often for going out and either taking down other pieces or for luring opponents into other things??
My best guess is the knight. I used to play a bit with a friend, and she always used the knight to do kind of the aggressive stuff at first, and then she would whip out the queen and start slaying at the end of the game.
The reason I ask, is because I am trying to write a paper about how organizations or groups of people, often have the "goons" or the aggressive foot soldiers, who can handle the aggressive stuff, and take the fall for things if necessary. Hierarchies of people often have the real shot callers on top, who don't actually get their hands dirty. But they will have people at the mid levels or somewhat lower levels handle the aggressive stuff because they are more expendable and can take a fall for something if necessary.
Can any chess players offer me some insight? Thanks and hope this was on topic.
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