I played Online Chess and won once, why am I still an 'unrated' player?

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Avatar of XxBrokenTearsxX

What do I have to do to get a rating on 'Online Chess'? Is there a link that I might have clicked to play 'unrated' games? I already played it twice, but I didn't get a rating either times. Please help. :/Frown

Avatar of XxBrokenTearsxX

In my 'finished games' - it said I had a rating of 1088, but on my profile, it says I'm unrated? Is there an error or something? I'm really confused. Please help me.

Avatar of Scottrf

They were both rated games, I don't think there were enough moves played in at least one of the games, ratings wont change until the 4th move, so your win doesn't count towards your rating.

I just looked and someone said you must win a rated game for your rating to show, that may be the case, I'm not sure. But if so it will be 'hidden' until then.

Avatar of -waller-

It takes a few games, I don't know how many, but about 5 or something, until you get your rating. Also, yeah they have to be over 3 moves long to affect rating.

Avatar of Metastable

I also sas that you played two online (correspondence) and three live10|0  games. Note that the system keeps track of five independent ratings for you (960, online, plus standard/blitz/bullet live). So you might have a rating in one category but not in the others yet.

Edit: people have reported that in live chess, when you mouse over your name it shows blitz rating (as opposed to standard), so you are unrated there - maybe that's what you're seeing.

Avatar of XxBrokenTearsxX

Thanks a lot, everyone. Smile

Avatar of Scottrf

No worries, you should have a rating soon thanks to your game vs Pascal Wink

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Scottrf wrote:

No worries, you should have a rating soon thanks to your game vs Pascal

lol. I didn't know you looked at the game. Smile Thanks a lot. 

Avatar of -waller-

No problem, glad to help! Cool

Avatar of Da_Garcka

WE should play a game madam