rating 1200

Hi, just joined today - (sorry if its been asked before).

Is the 1200 next to your username some kind of  rating? - Also, does this change after a certain number of games - currently played 4 games online here, won 2 lost 2. Also, are your wins and loses recorded on your profile, ie numer of games played, wins,draws,loses etc

Thanks.

Yeah thats your rating, it goes up if you win down if you lose, play better players to go up faster (you get more rating points). Also, yes your wins losses and draws are recorded for each game type (standard, blitz, and bullet)

Thanks guys - think i need some practice in non-rated for a bit - I'd get killed otherwise.

yes but there is another rule you should know on your first 0-30 games your rating will grow or will go down faster than it will begin to grow slowly and some times if a players rating is 2000 and he has played more than 1000 games his rating willnot grow if he plays against a player whos rating is 1000-

Thanks Khosrov.