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I was rated 550 something, my opponent was rated 1300 or so.  Lost the game, and lost 22 rating points?  What's the deal with that?  I'm still new to the rating system, but what the heck is that?  Lost 22 points against an opponent who was over double my rating?  Am I missing something?

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If it was your first 960 game then your rating will take large hits until it stabilises.

Remember your first ever game on chess.com? You probably went up or down by a hundred or so rating points. Remember your second game? Changed slightly less. Third game? Less.
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Sure, but it seems to me that starting with a rating of 550, some other factors have been taken into account already.  Isnt 1200 the default rating?

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