I started a rated correspondence game 3 days ago, which was promptly picked up by another conditionally rated (1500?) player. I was randomly assigned white, so made the first move. My opponent actually followed with their first move, so naturally I made my second, killing my chance to abort the game.
Unfortunately, as you can guess, the game was immediately abandoned after that, with no black second move. The game automatically ended today, and I was give 58(!) rating points for the "effort".
I know it's not a big deal, ratings here don't really matter, and they settle in on their own over time anyway, however...
Shouldn't there be a minimum required number of moves for a game to be taken into account for ratings at all? After all, in standard chess mate in less than two per side can't even be done. At a minimum, a rating adjustment shouldn't be applied until at least two moves per side have been played, and perhaps even three (unless people are really concerned about their ratings gains for fool's mate!)
Unfortunately, as you can guess, the game was immediately abandoned after that, with no black second move. The game automatically ended today, and I was give 58(!) rating points for the "effort".
I know it's not a big deal, ratings here don't really matter, and they settle in on their own over time anyway, however...
Shouldn't there be a minimum required number of moves for a game to be taken into account for ratings at all? After all, in standard chess mate in less than two per side can't even be done. At a minimum, a rating adjustment shouldn't be applied until at least two moves per side have been played, and perhaps even three (unless people are really concerned about their ratings gains for fool's mate!)