We all understand the importance of a rating system in chess. However, as it is now in CC, this system is open to artificial manipulations which is counter to the objective of the rating system-
1. We can manage (prolong) loosing games, hoping our opponent's rating increases...this will reduce the negative impact on our rating.
2. We can choose who we play based on their rating....say only play weaker players.
3. We can use "silicon", and other friends to assist in our games...and help our ratings.
4. Once we have achieved a "respectable" rating, we can then protect this by profiling our opponents before accepting any matches.
...and I am sure there are many more ways to "manage" your rating.
None of your points really manage your rating. Delaying your games is as likely to result in your opponent's rating going down and making your rating losses worse. Ratings are taken into account in rating changes, so choosing players will have limited effect on your rating, and is only effective in the short term. Using a computer merely means your rating reflects your computer use, the rating is still an accurate predictor of your computer assisted results. The only way to really manage an achieved rating is not to play. Any other scheme will fail in the long run.
We all understand the importance of a rating system in chess. However, as it is now in CC, this system is open to artificial manipulations which is counter to the objective of the rating system-
1. We can manage (prolong) loosing games, hoping our opponent's rating increases...this will reduce the negative impact on our rating.
2. We can choose who we play based on their rating....say only play weaker players.
3. We can use "silicon", and other friends to assist in our games...and help our ratings.
4. Once we have achieved a "respectable" rating, we can then protect this by profiling our opponents before accepting any matches.
...and I am sure there are many more ways to "manage" your rating.