Easy, always play someone better than yourself. When I play I set the rating range to be from -25 to +200. When you beat much higher opponents you get more points (up to +10 or + 11) and when you lose you don't lose that many points (-6 or -5). If you can continue to keep up the 50:50 win loss ratio you will gain rating over time.
question about higher play
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May 29, 2024
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The vast majority of players win as many as they lose once they're playing opponents of the same ability as themselves. However, if there's a difference in ability then the stronger player is more likely to win and the bigger difference, the greater that likelihood is
oh i see when you are higher ranking you get more points by playing someone who is better than you -- do you lose more points when you play someone below you ???? that only seems fair
that is why the higher you go the faster you advance --- hummmmmmmmm i see now -so i guess this site valves higher rated players more than lower rated players - even though they have the same status --- hummmmmmmmm-- only premuim players should get better deals on ratings they pay for it don't they ? i see now why some players try to fix the games to get more rating points -- and why i ---just once in while-- seem to play a really good player who beats me bad in a as few moves as possible in the 150 rating area - and also why sometimes i win against a clearly better player than me and win at the last minute --hummmmmmmmmm something to think about i guess
when someone like me plays i win one lose two or maybe win two lose one going from 100 to 130 down to 115 back to 150 down to 100 again and again-
question is when one is say 1200 player and player other of equal state -- does he/they/go up a couple of games then down a couple of games -- how does one advance from say 900 to 1200 if you reasonably play well but still there most be ups and downs -- how does one at the higher levels move up ???? you can't at that level win four in row can you ?