"Out of chaos comes order."
I mentioned that because, the ratings will be fluctuating so much that you will have an understand of about where you are. I know I'm about 1125, but technically my rating is 1066. I know where I am, it doesn't really matter if some one else thinks I'm worse than I am.
Plus the Chess.com rating system is an actual rating system, here's the link: http://math.bu.edu/people/mg/glicko/glicko.doc/glicko.html It's a mathematical formula, it's a little down there.
It could be do with the fact that chess.com uses a variable for the rating (depends on how many games you have played) as well as your opponents rating.
I like the chess.com rating system. The ratings adjust based on the information contained in your rating and the information contained in your opponent's rating. If you opponent has a rating of 1150 after losing one game to a 1400, his true rating could be anywhere from 800 to 1800. Since his rating is based on only one game, there is not much information contained in his rating. If you beat him, did you beat an 800 or an 1800? who knows so it does not say much about your rating.
Alternatively, someone who is rated 1150 after 200 games is probably truly between 1100 and 1200. If you beat him or lose to him it says much more about your strength.
Similarly, if your rating is based on only one game, the next game you play will have a huge impact on your rating, win or lose. And if your rating is based on hundreds of games, the next game you play will have a minimal impact.
The measure of the accuracy of your rating is the Glicko score. If it is high, your rating will move a lot after each game. If it is low, it will not move much.
It is a good system. Hope that helps.
Not that is all important to me but the rating system on chess.com seems to be a little out of wack. I just got through playing two players that had almost an 80+ point rating higher than myself, at the conclusion of the games they both defeted me but ended up with a rating jump of almost 6O-70+plus points how can that happen? It makes no sense.
Ok is's important to me, im just use to beating or losing to a stronger player and getting no more than an 8-10+- adjustment in my chess dot com rating. what gives?
Any half baked answer would be helpful
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