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Resolved: Hello World (and a quick question)

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  nevillefenn
  #1 Feb 21, 2012

  Hi All, Just recently joined so wanted to say hi. o/ I'm a keen amateur player and it's really great to find a place with so many other chess fans. :-) As for the question, I'm using the iPhone app to play at the moment - do you know if I have to play a certain number of games before I get a rating? Thanks in advance. Looking forward to meeting many of you over a game or two. Cheers, N.

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  Timothy_P
  #2 Feb 21, 2012

  Are you talking about live chess (X# minutes for your combined turns) or online (turn-based, X# days per move)? Either way, I think that one or two RATED games should get you a rating. Make sure if that's what you're looking for to only accept and create rated games.

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  wbilfc
  #3 Feb 21, 2012
  I think you start with a rating of 1200 and move on from there. Shouldn't have to wait for a certain number of games to get a rating, although clearly the more you play the more accurate your rating. Make sure you play rated games though!
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  NimzoRoy
  #4 Feb 21, 2012

  You can usually find your own chess.com answers by using the search window here and going to the HELP files. Also check out my 3rd link, search engines outside of chess.com will often provide you with answers quickly once you know how to use them.

  http://support.chess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/16/13/how-do-ratings-work

  http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-ratings---how-they-work

  http://www.cln.org/searching_faqs.html

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  nevillefenn
  #5 Feb 23, 2012
  Thanks for the replies (and also the links). I'm playing Online btw. I have to say it's very nice playing real people. Makes a nice change to the computer or studying books. :)