They represent how many points you will lose/gain in your online chess rating if you win, lose or draw.
'rated'

under details on online chess there is an option called 'rated' with win loss and draw with positive and negative numbers. Is there a clear explanatin for this somewhere?
Thanks
Pierce
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under details on online chess there is an option called 'rated' with win loss and draw with positive and negative numbers. Is there a clear explanatin for this somewhere?
Thanks
Pierce