Let me guess: You lost around 8 points? @ChessCom has been doing that for years, and I'm not having it. Chess.com can't steal points from me just because I'm trash!
Chess.com also has this illegal move!!!111!!1111! :
please tell me this isn’t an actual game
It's not lol.
Big tip. Don't play in the Arenas.
That will skyrocket your rating. Unfortunately, this approach often results in a ban. Chess.com's system is flawed though. @im_not_a_cheter was banned, despite his username clearly stating that he was not a cheater, while Stockfish, a known engine user, is still around after years!
He wasn’t a cheater though... he just beat one 2000 and transferred the points to a bunch of accounts, then farmed the one with the highest rating, and BAM 5000 rating. That’s why he isn’t banned for fair play, because he was playing fair, but instead for abuse.
Really? Isn't that still a fair play violation?
Idk what “fair play” means I’m just saying he isn’t cheating
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
Chess.com manipulated my rating after I lost a rapid game
Let me guess: You lost around 8 points? @ChessCom has been doing that for years, and I'm not having it. Chess.com can't steal points from me just because I'm trash!
Really? For years?! I've only been on this site for about one and a half. By the way, you're guess was a teensy bit off. 48 points off to be exact.
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
This is correct.
... although there are ways to work within the system. I gained 152 points in two games, for example, after taking a two-year break from playing rated chess. One could protest that this is exploiting the Glicko-2 RD rating feature. On the other hand, one could argue that this is exactly how that feature is INTENDED to work.
Well, that was how I had intended it to work as well, but let's just say it didn't go as expected.
Big tip. Don't play in the Arenas.
I wouldn't say that. While Arenas are unpredictable, I have made major upsets in Arenas, and a good Arena can skyrocket your rating.
That will skyrocket your rating. Unfortunately, this approach often results in a ban. Chess.com's system is flawed though. @im_not_a_cheter was banned, despite his username clearly stating that he was not a cheater, while Stockfish, a known engine user, is still around after years!
He wasn’t a cheater though... he just beat one 2000 and transferred the points to a bunch of accounts, then farmed the one with the highest rating, and BAM 5000 rating. That’s why he isn’t banned for fair play, because he was playing fair, but instead for abuse.
Really? Isn't that still a fair play violation?
Idk what “fair play” means I’m just saying he isn’t cheating
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
Chess.com manipulated my rating after I lost a rapid game
Let me guess: You lost around 8 points? @ChessCom has been doing that for years, and I'm not having it. Chess.com can't steal points from me just because I'm trash!
Really? For years?! I've only been on this site for about one and a half. By the way, you're guess was a teensy bit off. 48 points off to be exact.
I meant many other people had suffered from that for years.
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
This is correct.
... although there are ways to work within the system. I gained 152 points in two games, for example, after taking a two-year break from playing rated chess. One could protest that this is exploiting the Glicko-2 RD rating feature. On the other hand, one could argue that this is exactly how that feature is INTENDED to work.
Well, that was how I had intended it to work as well, but let's just say it didn't go as expected.
Cleverness is a double-edged sword.
Big tip. Don't play in the Arenas.
I wouldn't say that. While Arenas are unpredictable, I have made major upsets in Arenas, and a good Arena can skyrocket your rating.
That's true. Actually, I don't think I've ever lost any rating points overall from playing in the Untitled Tuesday tournaments. Being one of the lowest rated players, all I need to do is win against one person and than I could lose all the rest of my games and my rating would still increase.
It's called en passant (In passing) and it's a very rare move. If a pawn moves 2 squares and it is next to your pawn, you can capture it.
Big tip. Don't play in the Arenas.
I wouldn't say that. While Arenas are unpredictable, I have made major upsets in Arenas, and a good Arena can skyrocket your rating.
That's true. Actually, I don't think I've ever lost any rating points overall from playing in the Untitled Tuesday tournaments. Being one of the lowest rated players, all I need to do is win against one person and I can lose all the rest of my games and my rating would still increase.
I love Untitled Tuesday. On my first Untitled Tuesday I went 6.5/10 and beat 3 2000s and a couple of 1900s, skyrocketing me to an 1830 peak. I've never been able to come close to that again, but I've always gained rating I think, and I always beat at least 1 or 2 2000s. Of course, that is over a limited sample size.
It's called en passant (In passing) and it's a very rare move. If a pawn moves 2 squares and it is next to your pawn, you can capture it.
It's called a joke (Humor) and it's a very rare linguistic concept. If many people say melodramatic things, especially in a quick succession without anyone questioning it, then they are likely joking.
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
This is correct.
... although there are ways to work within the system. I gained 152 points in two games, for example, after taking a two-year break from playing rated chess. One could protest that this is exploiting the Glicko-2 RD rating feature. On the other hand, one could argue that this is exactly how that feature is INTENDED to work.
Well, that was how I had intended it to work as well, but let's just say it didn't go as expected.
Yeah... my first two games after coming back to chess.com were against a higher rated (2198) player. If I'd lost both of those games instead of winning them, I would be rated around 2000 instead of 2350.
... so it cuts both ways.
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
This is correct.
... although there are ways to work within the system. I gained 152 points in two games, for example, after taking a two-year break from playing rated chess. One could protest that this is exploiting the Glicko-2 RD rating feature. On the other hand, one could argue that this is exactly how that feature is INTENDED to work.
Well, that was how I had intended it to work as well, but let's just say it didn't go as expected.
Yeah... my first two games after coming back to chess.com were against a higher rated (2198) player. If I'd lost both of those games instead of winning them, I would be rated around 2000 instead of 2350.
... so it cuts both ways.
Another reason I wouldn't intentionally use this strategy. Not to mention, you'd probably be rusty after such a long break.
Another reason I wouldn't intentionally use this strategy. Not to mention, you'd probably be rusty after such a long break.
I had a lot of fun while I was gone, though.
This was my job:
Another reason I wouldn't intentionally use this strategy. Not to mention, you'd probably be rusty after such a long break.
I had a lot of fun while I was gone, though.
This was my job:
Nice! The rust would probably drastically increase if that tank got wet, though.
Any manipulation of ratings is a fair play violation.
This is correct.
... although there are ways to work within the system. I gained 152 points in two games, for example, after taking a two-year break from playing rated chess. One could protest that this is exploiting the Glicko-2 RD rating feature. On the other hand, one could argue that this is exactly how that feature is INTENDED to work.
I wouldn't complain. It's not as though your opponents will lose more points, and it shouldn't drastically change your rating as much as eating your opponents' hearts.It is clever, although I'm too addicted to playing to take such a long break.