I tend to think that rating systems are a bit to simple for what they also represent, also their are not different ratings for different time limits A 1 minute game is a far different game then a 20 min game even a 2 min game for that matter. these represent different skill checks in every aspect, also higher ratings don't always reflect a higher skilled players. you can inflate your rating through a system of draws, or only playing certain ratings, that and someone can always face a disasterous series of disconnections here on the internet I mean i must lost about 400 points on another web page, like that, going well isn't that nice!
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orangehonda wrote:
PAWNAROUND wrote:
What does a glicko rating of 100 indicate? Could someone compare or contrast with a rating of 50.
A glicko rating of 100 is pretty darn hard to get, it indicates that you've lost your first 300 games without winning or drawing even one (lol, or something like that).
A glicko rating of 50 is impossible, it doesn't go lower than 100. For reference an adult that has just learned the rules and a few basics would be rated around 1000 -- an average tournament player around 1450, masters start around 2200, world champ contenders are high 2700s and 2800.
chess.com ratings are no way related to FIDE rating. For example ratings of 2200 in FIDE may get around 2500-2700 in chess.com or even higher.
panandh wrote:
orangehonda wrote:
PAWNAROUND wrote:
What does a glicko rating of 100 indicate? Could someone compare or contrast with a rating of 50.
A glicko rating of 100 is pretty darn hard to get, it indicates that you've lost your first 300 games without winning or drawing even one (lol, or something like that).
A glicko rating of 50 is impossible, it doesn't go lower than 100. For reference an adult that has just learned the rules and a few basics would be rated around 1000 -- an average tournament player around 1450, masters start around 2200, world champ contenders are high 2700s and 2800.
chess.com ratings are no way related to FIDE rating. For example ratings of 2200 in FIDE may get around 2500-2700 in chess.com or even higher.
I completely agree, chess.com ratings do not corresponde with other ratings. I'm 800 USCF (pretty suckish) and 1,300 chess.com. That's a difference of 500.
Also, my live chess ratings are at least 100 higher than my USCF.
viswanathan wrote:
turtle wrote: i am starting to understand the rating system, but how do you determine points during a game? are certain peices worth different points?
turtle, the general points system followed is as follows:
pawn - 1pt.
knight/bishop - 3pts.
rook - 5pts.
queen - 10pts.
of course points are not everything... the position of your piece also matters.. for example you might not mind losing a bishop or rook to save a pawn on the 7th row.. and points dont have any bearing on the game result.. it is just a basic framework to help beginners understand the value of different pieces
Queen is not 10 points, but 9
Can someone tell me if there is a connection or relationship between one's chess.com rating and a USCF rating. As an example, my Chess.com rating is 1660, but I am quite certain my USCF rating would be under or around 1000.
Any comments would be welcome.
Schleppi wrote:
Can someone tell me if there is a connection or relationship between one's chess.com rating and a USCF rating. As an example, my Chess.com rating is 1660, but I am quite certain my USCF rating would be under or around 1000.
Any comments would be welcome.
Can an expert please tell me after how many moves the rating adjustment kicks in, is this the same amount of moves when a game starts at move 4???????
Rating adjustments are per game and not per move!
Schleppi wrote:
Can someone tell me if there is a connection or relationship between one's chess.com rating and a USCF rating. As an example, my Chess.com rating is 1660, but I am quite certain my USCF rating would be under or around 1000.
Any comments would be welcome.
There is no relation between any 2 different ratings. You can try some approximation, but the approximation keeps changing when people enter/exit in one of the system. The rating is comparitive strength of play within a group of people.
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erik wrote:
basically:
everyone starts out with a rating and a variable that determines how accurate your rating is. if you haven't played any games, then that variable is HUGE and allows your rating to swing more aggressively. but if you have played 1,000 games all very recently, then you have a low variable, so your rating will move more slowly. also, your opponent's variable matters. if they have a very loose variable, your rating will move less than if they have a tight variable.
:)
Hey Eric, I'm wondering why my rating has reset itself to 1200. I was at 1820 and happily sitting there for a long time only playing unrated games, if at all. Today I played a game for the first time in a while and found that my rating had plummeted by 620 points. What gives? Thanks!
Your rating goes up more by beating players with a higher rating than you. You were supposed to lose, so here's a reward... maybe you're better than the system thinks.
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In playing my first game on Chess.com, I received a rating of 1200, before I played. Why, and how was that arrived at?
Your rating goes up more by beating players with a higher rating than you. You were supposed to lose, so here's a reward... maybe you're better than the system thinks.
Thanks for clearing up the rating , I thought I had done really well achieving 1200, another of my fantasys gone up in a cloud of smoke. I see I now have 2 member points how does one acquire these member points.
mznor wrote:
In playing my first game on Chess.com, I received a rating of 1200, before I played. Why, and how was that arrived at?
...and about that game you played here- would you consider that that was a video game you played?
some youngsters seem to think so.
I wouldn't mind if I didn't get as many points if my opponent blundered. You can extrapolate from there. However, I guess you can't assume best behavior.