On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Years

Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by rlayton2 on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:28AM (#25109077)

Lots of new players that join up, drop their ELO points into the "bag" and then leave (or if online, sign up new accounts). ELO "points" aren't a finite resource.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by matsemann on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:22AM (#25109746)

That would quickly lead to hyperinflation of ratings. The rating lost by a new player is not won by an old player. If you join and is assigned a rating of 1900, but loose your 5 first games, you probably loose a 100 rating points each game. However, the player beating you at 1000 rating doesn't get 100 points, just a few points.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by stnmtn on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:35PM (#25115270)

It's generally understood that online chess ratings are inflated over what the FIDE/table rating is.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by matsemann on Monday November 16, 2020 @07:41AM (#25110928)

The first "1900" was meant to be "1000" as well. Cannot longer edit.

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