why starting rating is 2000?

I've played just 2 live games.. and my starting rating was 2000... why?

https://www.chess.com/stats/live/blitz/tmt80

Because during account creation you self reported your level as "expert" or "advanced" or something like that.

really? I don't remember that

Yeah, they don't tell you, but the starting ratings are something like 2000, 1600, 1200, 800, 600 depending on what you select.

I haven't tried all of them, so that's just an estimate.

oh. interesting. I've created the account in 2009.. and didn't use it haha. thanks.

Oh, interesting, your account is really old. They used to start you at 1200 back then, but it seems they've retroactively changed it.

maybe I had some games... and they were archived... I can't remember.. it was in 2009

Back in my day, you started at 1200 whether you liked it or not. 

I assume you had a different account before this one?

thats not even how close how it works.

its the rating transfer system and posibly glicko change

im not sure if they used glicko at the time

yut