Why then did I go down from 1200 (to 1361) when I beat someone who has a rating above 1200 (1089)?? Admittedly don't have time to read the article... but hoping someone knows how this works anyway!
Uhhhh, what? It's rating, not RANKING. The bigger the number the better. You don't want to be #1 because your rating is 1, trust me.
Well at least someone finally answered him... 
How do we get Member Points?
How did I get it? How are member points obtained?
How did I get it? How are member points obtained?
Now you have 2 points! Every post you make in a forum gets you a point.
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 was 9 pts I thought.
Hi Mr.boogey_5656 ! Here in chess.com there is a customery Rating of 1200 at the starting!!
Oh yes it does! How well you play includes how well you manage your time. Time is as much part of Chess as it is in other games. In football you could score the greatest goal in history, but if the referee blows time before it goes in it doesn't count. Similarly in Chess if you don't get your moves in within the time, you lose, and correctly so.
If time losses were better than normal losses everyone would purposly lose on time.
Why then did I go down from 1200 (to 1361) when I beat someone who has a rating above 1200 (1089)?? Admittedly don't have time to read the article... but hoping someone knows how this works anyway!
on chesscube you get a starters rating of 1500, also there doesn't seem to be a variable. Is that due to a different rating system or just adjustments of the webmaster?
greetings,
some noob
on chesscube you get a starters rating of 1500, also there doesn't seem to be a variable. Is that due to a different rating system or just adjustments of the webmaster?
greetings, P.S: Starting rating may vary with different mentors or sponsors. Its a standard of setting only not affecting the efficacy!! Thnx. Rafchess.
some noob
Oh yes it does! How well you play includes how well you manage your time. Time is as much part of Chess as it is in other games. In football you could score the greatest goal in history, but if the referee blows time before it goes in it doesn't count. Similarly in Chess if you don't get your moves in within the time, you lose, and correctly so.
in every website starting is from 1200 only!
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