scoring in live chess

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Avatar of sidestep-it-is

why is scoring in live chess so inconsistent i have won ever which way you can even with the childish four move's but when i lose i always lose more points than i've gained very confusing cant find  scoring system on the sit please help put me out of my misery ?????????????????????????????????

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Put simply, there's two main things that affect how much a rating changes.  The first is how much of a difference there is between the two players' ratings.  Beating someone rated far below you will give you fewer points than beating someone of your own rating.  Similarly, beating someone with a much higher rating will give you even more points than that.  Something similar happens when you lose.  The lower the person's rating that you lose to, the more points will be deducted from your rating.

The second thing is something called RD (Rating Deviation).  Put simply, that number is a measure of how accurate the rating is.  If you have a large RD, then your rating isn't very accurate - maybe you haven't played in a while or have performed counter to what your rating would indicate (beating someone higher rated or losing to lower rated players).  If this is the case, then larger changes are to be expected - to try to get your rating more accurate more quickly.  On the other hand, if your opponent has a large RD, then your rating won't change as much.  After all, if the site isn't really sure about your opponent's rating, then your shouldn't be punished for an unexpected loss or unduly rewarded for an unexpected win.

So, the actual change of rating is based not only on the result of the game, but also your rating, your opponent's rating, your RD, and your opponent's RD.

Avatar of sidestep-it-is

thanks a million omnipaul now i understand and makes a lot of scence. echec506 love to meet u someday maybe show you the hills of ireland

Avatar of Ronnee

Yeah well I just played 2 opponents both with AMERICAN flags. and the scorer let them win both games consecutively when in fact i was in better position both times.

For example......JOWO 710 rating V Ronnie Australia 807 rating. JOWO has TWO lengthy disconnection problems . I was always connected. 20th March 2014 game no. 756520105 and there was 2.18 mins left on clock. JOWO had very awkward positions and he could not do much with them so he was THINKING awhile before moving " taking his time " After the 2nd disconnection and reconnection I took a little time "for once" and I LOST the game the score was given to JOWO.

Broken Arm Bob rating 800 american flag same scenario disconnection issues. I was still connected 1.3 mins to go on clock  straight after I played JOWO . Broken arm was given a win when my king was heading to attack his pawns ?      FAIR GO BIASED ASMERICANS is this a NATIONALITY game ?

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              Ronnie;  why do you keep running into dis-connection problems??

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