I don't care about rating. Rating will increase automatically if you deserve it.
Care about playing/finding the best move by move.
it is more motivating trying to win a tournament than a number.
agree
The best is not think about rating.Just concentrate on working working working,result will come.
I fully agree. This is a wise statement. Of course, the best thing of all is to enjoy the games and the pleasure of playing chess with players from all over the world (and for free if you wish; chess.com is extremely generous in allowing virtually unlimited play to free members).
I think,after a lot of discussion,we all reaching to a mutual agreement
i dont really care at all, since if my ranking says that im better that what i am, i will lose it eventually, but if my rating goes down to less than i am, i can easily bring it back to normal
i dont really care at all, since if my ranking says that im better that what i am, i will lose it eventually, but if my rating goes down to less than i am, i can easily bring it back to normal
Just true!
So...cheating...is it common do you think...online?
Yes cheating is common, whether its a chess engine or sand bagging.
Sand bagging?
So...cheating...is it common do you think...online?
Yes cheating is common, whether its a chess engine or sand bagging.
Sand bagging?
Deliberately playing poorly or losing in order to reduce your rating. Usually you would do this in order to play in lower rated sections in tournaments and then clean up by beating everyone.
I'd say its just a general indication - online ratings are affected by playing too many games at one time, too much wine, playing when tired, watching TV at same time and not paying full attention to games, people cheating, time outs, some people only play lower rated players, people playing way above or below their true ratings etc etc...
I played on another site and my ratings swung from 1900 to 1500 in a few weeks
Totally agree!