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chess.com does'nt know how good are you in chess. so, 1200 is the starting value. if you win, you go higher, & otherwise, you lose points.
still dont get it
teja2chess wrote:
In playing my first game on Chess.com, I received a rating of 1200, before I played. Why, and how was that arrived at?
I have a feeling off déjà vu.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/chess-rating-system
That's weird...
If you don't have a starting rating how can it ever be calculated?
That's weird...
ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Don't panic.
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#9
1200 rating is a kind of average 'good when i was at school' type player. It is a base to work from.
If you have evidence of a higher rating (e.g Fide title, USCF, BCF) you can submit evidence to chess.com and they will give you an appropriate starting rating.
mkirk wrote:
1200 rating is a kind of average 'good when i was at school' type player. It is a base to work from.
If you have evidence of a higher rating (e.g Fide title, USCF, BCF) you can submit evidence to chess.com and they will give you an appropriate starting rating.
No they won't.
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#11
Ok nuclearturkey, if you wish to think this. amazing how all the titled players (fide title) who have never played a game on here, have a rating of 2200+ (e.g GM Raymond Keene) - why? - because they submitted evidence of previous grade/title.
mkirk wrote:
Ok nuclearturkey, if you wish to think this. amazing how all the titled players (fide title) who have never played a game on here, have a rating of 2200+ (e.g GM Raymond Keene) - why? - because they submitted evidence of previous grade/title.
I'm not falling for your trolling/slash stupidity to lure me in this time. It is a fact that I stated for the benefit of the OP.
mkirk wrote:
Ok, I am wrong.
Oh, well this time maybe you were not trolling..
Edit: Actually you've done this whole "I'm right, no I'm wrong, no I'm right" thing before, you probably are..
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#16
if i am 'wrong' i admit it and try to put it right. when some other people are wrong, well........................................
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#17
Yes, as i said i was wrong. I was thinking of another chess site (chesscube, i think).
Titled players, who submit documentation, do not start at 1200.
See post#3: erik wrote "See we manually adjusted her rating to 2200 - she's a WGM. :)"
Unfortunately the documents submitted were later rejected.
See post #28: erik wrote "we got an application for a new WGM. i looked at the documents and they looked suspicious, so i started to investigate more."
Finally see GM Nigel Davies. Rated 2200 at chess.com with zero games played.
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In playing my first game on Chess.com, I received a rating of 1200, before I played. Why, and how was that arrived at?
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