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Yeah that's mathematical injustice but practically no one cares, or tries to.. ;)
it happens if your oppoents are rated a lot lower than you.
So I guess 970 v. 880 is a big difference? (I honestly don't know)
ascottmccauley wrote:
So I guess 970 v. 880 is a big difference? (I honestly don't know)
I am in a game with a similar difference between myselfr and my opponent. For me a win is +5, a loss is -10 and a draw is -2. FWIW
It's all so random to me.
Why do I lose a point for a draw when I was only 20 points higher than my opponent?
Did I also just find out that you can up your ranking by playing the computer on easy???
If so, what's the point?
Did I also just find out that you can up your ranking by playing the computer on easy??? (How do you play live chess against Computer1-EASY anyway?)
If so, what's the point?
Feb 13, 2012
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ascottmccauley wrote:
Why do I lose a point for a draw when I was only 20 points higher than my opponent?
Would you rather lose 2 points?
You were the higher rated player, even if only by a small amount, so why should your rating stay the same when the lower rated player managed a draw with you?
It's like Barcelona drawing with Wolves, or the Yankees splitting the season series with the Pirates
Feb 13, 2012
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The point is if you play enough people similar or higher and win more than lose your rating will go up. Along the way it will fluctuate. Look at the big picture. Chess is forever. There is no endpoint.
Would you rather lose 2 points?
You were the higher rated player, even if only by a small amount, so why should your rating stay the same when the lower rated player managed a draw with you?
I guess I'm used to a more literal interpretation of a draw.
If you drew with the World Champion would you expect your rating to stay the same?
Feb 14, 2012
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ascottmccauley wrote:
Would you rather lose 2 points?
You were the higher rated player, even if only by a small amount, so why should your rating stay the same when the lower rated player managed a draw with you?
I guess I'm used to a more literal interpretation of a draw.
"Draw" is used literally-- the game outcome is deemed completely even. But keep in mind that the word "draw" applies only to the game outcome, and not to any resulting ratings changes.
If Player A has a higher rating, the expectations going into the game were that he had a better chance of winning the game than did his opponent. If Player A doesn't win and only manages a draw, he has performed below expectation for his rating so his rating goes down. How far it goes down depends on how big the initial gap was between the player ratings-- the bigger the gap, the greater the initial expectation Player A would win, and the bigger the rating drop if he only achieves a draw. In this case the initial rating gap between players was tiny, so the resulting rating drop for Player A was only 1 point.
So I haven't been really concerned about ratings and what-not, but am I right that winning two out of three games still lowers your rating?
Win (+5)
Lose (-11)
Win (+5)
Seems strange to me