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When your rating is provisional

When your rating is provisional why does your rating go super high if you win and if you lost why does it go super low
For example when i play my first correspondence game which i won my rating went +300
@aarenmalhotra2 said in #1:
> When your rating is provisional why does your rating go super high if you win and if you lost why does it go super low
> For example when i play my first correspondence game which i won my rating went +300
You won with a high rated player see its rating is lower then before

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The rating swings are because you've not played many games of that particular type. Basically your grade is based on the results of your last few games, and the grades of your opponents.

So, if you've only played two games, then after your third game, the percentage you've won can go from 0% to 33%.. This produces dramatic changes in your grading until you've played enough games for the statistics to settle down.

The LiChess rating system is more sophisticated than just the win rate, but it takes time to settle down for the same reason.

LiChess has a page about rating systems, lichess.org/page/rating-systems, which might help a bit.
If he win too many games in same pattern lichess will send a warning -

In your game history, you have several games where the opponent clearly has intentionally lost against you. Attempts to artificially manipulate your own or someone else's rating are unacceptable.

If this behavior continues to happen, your account will be restricted.

If you loose so many games lichess then will also give a warning -
You have lost a couple games after a few moves. Please note that you MUST try to win every rated game.
Losing rated games on purpose is called "sandbagging" and is not allowed on Lichess.

Thank you for your understanding.

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