My first cooment on the fourms. A queen is worth 9 points (viswanathan said it was worth 10.)
Chess rating system
Why I started with 800?
When you created your account you are asked your skill level. Each skill level is assigned a different initial rating.
No, actually @Martin_Stahl. On the app it just gave me an 800 rating without asking. About a year ago I made an account on my computer and it asked my skill level.
Can I assume 1000 is 50th
1100 60th
What's the rating for an 90th percentile player?
So am I below, at or above average?
My Blitz rating is exactly 1000 (which is 53.7%)
My Rapid rating is 1138 (which is 59.5%)
My Glicko RD is much lower in Blitz because that is what I mostly play.
So if 1200 is "average" then I am below average but my percentile is above 50%.
Thoughts?
Are ratings a measure of strength, or of how one rates against the current roster of players?
It used to be the latter, but lots think today it is the former.
Is how the engine measures it the norm these days?
can I ask when I play some games I have a 500 ish rating and then other games I have a 1200 ish rating.. does the rating depend on the type of game ur playing. like do u have different ratings to different games???
ratings are a measure of strength