Why does Chess.com drop your Rating to 800?

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The_Krieg

I took a break from chess several years back because I had to concentrate on my studies. and I noticed that Chess.com dropped my rating from 2200 to 800.  yup...

That's a 1400 drop in rating.  anyone know why chess.com does that?  I'm probably not as strong of a player as I use to be when I was in elementary school which is funny because everyone says when you go to high school youre supposed to be better at chess.  well i guess they weren't talking about those who stop playing chess for a while..

but just wondering mods...  why do you drop our ratings by so much if we have a legit reason for being away from chess?  sometimes its healthy to take a break from chess if you have to concentrate on school.  my parents convinced me (threatened me) to focus on school rather than becoming a world champion chess player.  

The_Krieg

well... so I've been trying to play chess again but you know its really difficult to get back to the skill level where I was...  I did hit 2200 again but keeping it at that level now is so much harder because I just don't play chess as much as I use to when I was back at my other school...  plus i have less time to play and we cant use our phones while in class so thats hard too.

 

I reached 2200 and chess.com dropped it to 800 and I think thats not right.  I don't worry too much about it because I knew I could work it back to 2200 but it would have been much easier to drop off of 2200 and work back from whatever point I dropped too from being away rather than having to work back from 800 that's harsh.  

 

thoughts?  what say you mods?  is that right?  why did chess.com drop my rating to 800 when I was away because of my parents? & school?

Chuck639

I’m not a fan of the gliko factor. After taking breaks, you get peanuts for wins and hit hard for losses until about after 20 games, the rating stabilizes.

OTB, it’s normal to be 2-6 months apart from tournaments and your ratings does not get hit with a gliko factor.

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:

I’m not a fan of the gliko factor. After taking breaks, you get peanuts for wins and hit hard for losses until about after 20 games, the rating stabilizes.

OTB, it’s normal to be 2-6 months apart from tournaments and your ratings does not get hit with a gliko factor.

 

 

no that's fine.

 

Im talking about getting my rating (actual rating) dropped from 2200 to 800

 

that kinda sucks dude

Chuck639
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

I’m not a fan of the gliko factor. After taking breaks, you get peanuts for wins and hit hard for losses until about after 20 games, the rating stabilizes.

OTB, it’s normal to be 2-6 months apart from tournaments and your ratings does not get hit with a gliko factor.

 

 

no that's fine.

 

Im talking about getting my rating (actual rating) dropped from 2200 to 800

 

that kinda sucks dude

Lol what?

Go stomp some 800s and work your way thru the ranks hahaha

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

I’m not a fan of the gliko factor. After taking breaks, you get peanuts for wins and hit hard for losses until about after 20 games, the rating stabilizes.

OTB, it’s normal to be 2-6 months apart from tournaments and your ratings does not get hit with a gliko factor.

 

 

no that's fine.

 

Im talking about getting my rating (actual rating) dropped from 2200 to 800

 

that kinda sucks dude

Lol what?

Go stomp some 800s and work your way thru the ranks hahaha

 

I did... but that's not the point

 

why should we have to do that?

 

why would chess.com reduce your rating so much?  don't you think that sucks?

Chuck639
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

I’m not a fan of the gliko factor. After taking breaks, you get peanuts for wins and hit hard for losses until about after 20 games, the rating stabilizes.

OTB, it’s normal to be 2-6 months apart from tournaments and your ratings does not get hit with a gliko factor.

 

 

no that's fine.

 

Im talking about getting my rating (actual rating) dropped from 2200 to 800

 

that kinda sucks dude

Lol what?

Go stomp some 800s and work your way thru the ranks hahaha

 

I did... but that's not the point

 

why should we have to do that?

 

why would chess.com reduce your rating so much?  don't you think that sucks?

Of course it sucks!

But I got a good laugh out of it lol 

Chuck639

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

The_Krieg

Im just wondering why chess.com dropped my rating so much?  2200 to 800

Chuck639
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

 

i rather defeat titled players daily

Chuck639
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

 

i rather defeat titled players daily

It was sarcasm, I was having fun.

I don’t necessarily agree with chess.com on everything but it is house rules.

Hopefully you get your answer soon. I am curious as well.

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

 

i rather defeat titled players daily

It was sarcasm, I was having fun.

I don’t necessarily agree with chess.com on everything but it is house rules.

Hopefully you get your answer soon. I am curious as well.

 

house rules?????  

 

why would they have such a rule?

Chuck639
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

 

i rather defeat titled players daily

It was sarcasm, I was having fun.

I don’t necessarily agree with chess.com on everything but it is house rules.

Hopefully you get your answer soon. I am curious as well.

 

house rules?????  

 

why would they have such a rule?

Is a saying.

As example, when I go to play poker at various casinos, I need to know the slight differentiations in house rules and typically respect their final calls.

Despite being a paying customer.

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

 

i rather defeat titled players daily

It was sarcasm, I was having fun.

I don’t necessarily agree with chess.com on everything but it is house rules.

Hopefully you get your answer soon. I am curious as well.

 

house rules?????  

 

why would they have such a rule?

Is a saying.

As example, when I go to play poker at various casinos, I need to know the slight differentiations in house rules and typically respect their final calls.

Despite being a paying customer.

 

hey chuck, I know you're real

can you post your use name in the Forums Roll Call topic I created

I want to start getting us organized as real players here

let's see how many of us there are out there posting here on the forums daily

 

thx bro

Chuck639
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:
The_Krieg wrote:
Chuck639 wrote:

You should enter the under 1199 tournaments for kicks and giggles haha 

 

?

 

I raised my rating to 2100+ already bro

Well that was short lived. Guess you missed out on a medal?

 

i rather defeat titled players daily

It was sarcasm, I was having fun.

I don’t necessarily agree with chess.com on everything but it is house rules.

Hopefully you get your answer soon. I am curious as well.

 

house rules?????  

 

why would they have such a rule?

Is a saying.

As example, when I go to play poker at various casinos, I need to know the slight differentiations in house rules and typically respect their final calls.

Despite being a paying customer.

 

hey chuck, I know you're real

can you post your use name in the Forums Roll Call topic I created

I want to start getting us organized as real players here

let's see how many of us there are out there posting here on the forums daily

 

thx bro

Would have been easier if you just attached the forum link and other can join as well….

The_Krieg

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/members-on-the-chess-com-forums-roll-call

Chuck639

Alright done.

I assure I am legit lol, I have many training partners and a handful of successful students who moved on and a few ongoing ones at the moment.

The_Krieg
Chuck639 wrote:

Alright done.

I assure I am legit lol, I have many training partners and a handful of successful students who moved on a few ongoing ones at the moment.

 

you know chuck

I honestly think that there are less than 30 members posting on the forums regularly in a hour

look at how low the traffic is... yet, chess.com claims there are hundreds of thousands of new "members" here.  statistically it doesn't match.