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Avatar of Jadulla

100 is the lowest Live Chess rating. 0 is the lowest Online Chess rating

Avatar of egoole

.........And what happens if you lose with a zero rating??....?

Avatar of princetonlion

Nothing?

Avatar of J-Star-Roar

I just asked this guy

http://www.chess.com/members/view/Wreckmating?nid=11461592

Avatar of MSC157

Old rating: 0
Rating change: -1
New rating: 0

Avatar of princetonlion

what if -1 :P

 

I think it won't even say -1 for the rating change

Avatar of J-Star-Roar

Chess.com needs to learn maths!

I'm guessing there are very few players so low but if two sandbagging friends played each other, shouldn't it be possible to have -8 and stay at 100 or 0 rating? 

Avatar of J-Star-Roar

There's no limit on ECF ratings so they can get negative- and do- I've met a few people who got negative ratings!

Avatar of egoole

J-Star-Roar wrote

There's no limit on ECF ratings so they can get negative- and do- I've met a few people who got negative ratings!

Now that's not normal.

Avatar of J-Star-Roar

You don't have to be that bad to have negative ratings. The negative rated completely knew the rules, knew a few moves of e4 openings, and some basic tactics and checkmate, and were seriously to play enough games to get a rating of course. I think they'd be 800ish on chess.com.

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kleelof wrote:

You should buy '0 Rating Insurance'. 

In the event that you should get close to a 0 rating, a GM such as Carlsen will step in and build your rating to a more respectable level.(This level depends on which policy you buy).

LOL!