Hello everyone,
The rating system for Chess960 here on Lichess is highly doubtful, because all chess960 games are rated in exactly the same way irrespective of the time control employed.
Chess960 is (unlike all other variants present here) very similar to the standard chess where no one questions the existence of separate rating categories for separate time control ranges - 'ultrabullet', 'bullet', 'blitz', 'rapid', 'classical'. Obviously, those rating lists differ significantly, because different skills are essential for each category.
Meanwhile, a 30-second Chess960 game affects the ratings identically to let's say a 30-minute Chess960 game. Does it make any sense?
As a result, the ones whose mice are faster and premove skills better (and in general those who enjoy ultra-fast time controls) are regarded as the 'best' Chess960 players, whereas strong or even world top GMs who just happen to prefer blitz over bullet or ultra-bullet (and who would most likely beat the former ones in blitz matches) are struggling to earn 2500 and enter the Top 10.
Thoughts?
The rating system for Chess960 here on Lichess is highly doubtful, because all chess960 games are rated in exactly the same way irrespective of the time control employed.
Chess960 is (unlike all other variants present here) very similar to the standard chess where no one questions the existence of separate rating categories for separate time control ranges - 'ultrabullet', 'bullet', 'blitz', 'rapid', 'classical'. Obviously, those rating lists differ significantly, because different skills are essential for each category.
Meanwhile, a 30-second Chess960 game affects the ratings identically to let's say a 30-minute Chess960 game. Does it make any sense?
As a result, the ones whose mice are faster and premove skills better (and in general those who enjoy ultra-fast time controls) are regarded as the 'best' Chess960 players, whereas strong or even world top GMs who just happen to prefer blitz over bullet or ultra-bullet (and who would most likely beat the former ones in blitz matches) are struggling to earn 2500 and enter the Top 10.
Thoughts?