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MarkRyales
Feb 9, 2016
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I beat a player ranked 1456. I'm ranked 1430 and my rating didn't go up at all? what's up with that?

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madhacker
Feb 10, 2016
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#2

Probably the game was unrated.

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Martin_Stahl
Feb 10, 2016
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#3
madhacker wrote:

Probably the game was unrated.

 

Correct, the game was unrated.

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MarkRyales
Feb 10, 2016
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#4

MarkRyales wrote:

I beat a player ranked 1456. I'm ranked 1430 and my rating didn't go up at all? what's up with that?

how can I tell if I'm playing an unrated game so I can decline

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madhacker
Feb 12, 2016
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#5

If you are talking about live chess, then a rated challenge is marked with a filled circle, and an unrated one as a hollow circle.