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colmc

Can some one tell me how the points work for a win and a loss. I see that som wins you only win 6 points but if u loss the game you loss 22 points????????? I am not sur how tis works???

demuxer

is based upon your oponnent,  if your oponent is similar to your rating, you gain less points.  its better to beat a VERY GOOD player :P

 

i read somewhere that when you join chess.COM the rating systems is calculated in a different formula while your first 20 games...  something like that :P 

search the forum to find more details 


likesforests

Chess.com uses the Glicko rating system.
 

When you play higher-rated players a win has a big affect on your rating and a loss has a small effect. When you play lower-rated players it's the opposite. The goal is not to reward or punish you, but to determine your true rating.

 

A few games ago your rating was 1150. When you beat jbury(896) you gained 10 points. When you lost to nyynygfan(1059) you lost 27 points. Make sense now?  :)
colmc
thank you all for letting me know how that worked. good day to u all