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cellomaster8
Jul 13, 2018
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I have stopped playing much chess recently (both online and OTB), but I had a quick question regarding the fluctuations of rating. Oftentimes in OTB settings, I found my rating staying stagnant for relatively long periods of time and then spiking over a much shorter time. Is their how everyone else’s rating is usually?
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notmtwain
Jul 13, 2018
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cellomaster8 wrote:
I have stopped playing much chess recently (both online and OTB), but I had a quick question regarding the fluctuations of rating. Oftentimes in OTB settings, I found my rating staying stagnant for relatively long periods of time and then spiking over a much shorter time. Is their how everyone else’s rating is usually?

I haven't seen any studies detailing typical ratings changes. I would guess that new players who study and play regularly experience periods of faster and slower growth.  More experienced players probably plateau and then improve only very slowly.