I played a game today and I agreed a draw with my opponent. And my opponent gets +2 rating, and I get -46. Why is that??
look up Arapad Elo Wiki ... To get a historical view ... Lichess Rating system another player will post the link i'm sure ... so many here are so knowledgeable @cluckmax ... There is an old book The Ratings of chessplayers past to present ... which needs an update lol but still interesting reading how the greats compared ... ELO
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so basically, if u have lower elo, and draw with a person having higher elo than u you will get +0 or more rating points. Similarly if u have higher elo than your opponent and u draw you will get +0 or (-)rating points.
btw u only got -42
so basically, if u have lower elo, and draw with a person having higher elo than u you will get +0 or more rating points. Similarly if u have higher elo than your opponent and u draw you will get +0 or (-)rating points.
btw u only got -42
@cluckmax said in #1:
> I played a game today and I agreed a draw with my opponent. And my opponent gets +2 rating, and I get -46. Why is that??
you had done a DRAW OFFER I think that's why it happened if it was a stalemate it would have been +0
> I played a game today and I agreed a draw with my opponent. And my opponent gets +2 rating, and I get -46. Why is that??
you had done a DRAW OFFER I think that's why it happened if it was a stalemate it would have been +0
@Darlock21 said in #4:
> you had done a DRAW OFFER I think that's why it happened if it was a stalemate it would have been +0
no no, only result means anything draw is draw regardless how it happens just as win is a win.
> you had done a DRAW OFFER I think that's why it happened if it was a stalemate it would have been +0
no no, only result means anything draw is draw regardless how it happens just as win is a win.
A draw is 1/2 win and 1/2 loss. Rating is evaluated for each and averaged. So if your opponent is lower rated you lose a few points in a draw. If higher rated, you gain a few points.
Thanks!
When determining how many rating points you gain or loose after a game, in short the following is taken into consideration:
- the result (win, loss, or draw) - no matter how it was achieved. Maybe you were lucky, your opponent blundered a queen, or time ran out etc... it all doesn't matter. For calculating the rating change, a win is a win and a loss is a loss and a draw is a draw.
- your own and your opponent's ratings before the game . Winning against a higher-rated opponent gives you more points than winning against an equal opponent; That also means drawing against a lower-rated opponent will lead to you loosing a few points (as the expectation based on your rating difference would be that you'd win - you didn't win, so your rating needs adjustment).
- something called "rating deviation"- in short, a measure how reliable("stable") your rating is. If your rating deviation is high (e.g. because you didn't play many games yet), you gain and loose more points , everything else being equal.
For details see here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_rating_system
- the result (win, loss, or draw) - no matter how it was achieved. Maybe you were lucky, your opponent blundered a queen, or time ran out etc... it all doesn't matter. For calculating the rating change, a win is a win and a loss is a loss and a draw is a draw.
- your own and your opponent's ratings before the game . Winning against a higher-rated opponent gives you more points than winning against an equal opponent; That also means drawing against a lower-rated opponent will lead to you loosing a few points (as the expectation based on your rating difference would be that you'd win - you didn't win, so your rating needs adjustment).
- something called "rating deviation"- in short, a measure how reliable("stable") your rating is. If your rating deviation is high (e.g. because you didn't play many games yet), you gain and loose more points , everything else being equal.
For details see here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_rating_system
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