u can play both the comp and members
Determining my Rating
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Just a little tidbit of information if you ever decide to play in-person tournaments: the USCF determines an unrated players first provisional rating by multiplying their age by 50 up to the age of 26. Anyone 26 or older is given a provisional rating of 1300.
I know it's not got anything to do with your rating on the site, and the Canadian chess governing body may use a slightly different number, but in general, for a young person, a good starting point would be to consider your rating to start at 50 times your age.
The uscf rating system ( for provisional and established ratings ) http://greatergreenwoodchessplayers.pbworks.com/f/The+USCF+Rating+System.pdf
Just joined... Curious about options for getting my rating 'started'... Can this be done by playing against the computer? Or is it only against other members?