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Looking to find chess sparring partners around 1000-1500 ELO
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile ![]()
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile
Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating ![]()
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile
Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating
Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile
Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating
Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?
Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.
rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance.
and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile
Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating
Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?
Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.
rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance.
and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”
Others might not have it but I have a somewhat accurate reflection of my true rating.
As for fair play and potential accusations- It's fine since I figured by now more than a dozen people have reported me for it and I'm still here. I can't do much about it.
BTW What makes you think rated games are properly moderated and unrated games aren't? I don't think the fair play algo differentiates between the two
Think you’d benefit more from 1000-1200 - not sure you’ll learn tonnes from playing 1500s as the gulf of quality is quite high.
I might be a tad outside of your range, too :/
I'm a little underrated because I mostly play unrated. I've beat quite a few strong players including a win over a CM. Have a look at my profile
Then your first port of call should be playing rated games - you’ll improve your play more by playing people accurately at your rating
Your post makes an assumption that everyone wants to improve their rating which might not be true. Definitely not true in my case. Besides I don't even agree with the second part. I will improve my play more by playing people at my rating than those rated slightly above my rating? How?
Because you don’t know who’s “slightly above” your rating if you don’t know an accurate reflection of your rating.
rating isn’t just a “score” - it’s an indicator of the level people should expect of you. It also means that your feats are less likely to be chalked up to unfair play - 900s beating masters shouldn’t happen in practically any circumstances, for instance.
and people not wanting to play rated games are in themselves slightly more subject to potential accusation - because people sort of go “why aren’t you playing games that are properly moderated”
Others might not have it but I have a somewhat accurate reflection of my true rating.
As for fair play and potential accusations- It's fine since I figured by now more than a dozen people have reported me for it and I'm still here. I can't do much about it.
BTW What makes you think rated games are properly moderated and unrated games aren't? I don't think the fair play algo differentiates between the two
As far as I understand it, daily games and unrated games aren’t subject to the same level of scrutiny. Not 100% sure about unrated but 🤷♂️
if nothing else, though, it’s a bit disingenuous to have your rating being less than a thousand if it’s not accurate - there are beginners who’ll be upset that they don’t perform anywhere near as well against strong players for a start…
Hi I'm looking for chess players to play unrated games against. I want to try out some openings. Rating is not really an issue