Draw - Black -1 and White +1?

Playing Black I noticed that the game would not win, due to the position that the game was, so I started planning a draw, because there were only two alternatives, losing the game or draw, obviously my choice was the draw and to my surprise when tied the game, I was negative with -1 and my opponent with +1, in that position that the game arrived I have no doubt that it was more worth the draw than the white's victory, I did not understand what the criterion that lichess used to act this way way.

I'm not sure what your point is. You think the game was a draw, computer thinks White has a small advantage. You were expecting a zero evaluation? But what if *your* evaluation is wrong and white really has an advantage?
Or you know for a fact the position is a draw? (for example, the position is a known theoretical draw)

If I understand correctly, @Paulo_Giovanne, you are wondering why a rating point was deducted from you after the draw, while your opponent gained a point?

Note that the rating change is independent of the evaluation of the position in the actual game, or the quality of your moves..
The new rating after a game is determined only by:

- the result of the game (1:0, 0:1, or 1,5:1,5)

- your opponent's rating - you gain more points for a win (or even a draw) if you beat an opponent with a higher rating than you. Even after a draw, you can loose a few points if your opponent has a lower rating than you.

- your rating deviation (roughly, a measure of how stable your rating is). Rating deviation goes down if you play many games.

You should have posted the actual game in this post so we can look at it. But that being said, if the computer says it's not a draw it's probably right.

Although there are several strands about the advantage of playing white, where some great masters say it makes no difference, we amateurs know that it makes a difference, who starts the game has the advantage because it begins with its opening in which is familiar and This is not surprising, so I understand that any black tie should not be negated, the same criterion should be adopted as with time, the player can have many advantages of pieces on the board over his opponent, but if time for him ends, automatically he loses the match.

I understand the point of the colleagues, but I have a contrary opinion to this methodology, but the important thing is to have fun, thank you for the contribution.

@Panagrellus is right. The OP meant that he lost a rating point even if the game ended in a draw.
Sorry i wasn't able to read the question correctly.
In this case remember that a draw is considered half-win and half-lost, so that's why it's possible to lose points even you drawn the game. If you are mathematically minded you can search the formula used to update the ELO rating and see for yourself how it works.

I think we are a bit confused what your issue is - is it the computer evaluation in the analysis board, or the rating change?

It's about this game, right?


The engine says white was around +2 up until move 60 or so, then black found a way to repeat positions and it was a draw by 3 x repetition. rating changes: +1 for white, -1 for black. Because white is the lower rated player he gains more from the draw.

edit:. Ah, there were more replies while I typed. Hope everything is clearer now.

@Panagrellus, thank you very much, for your statement exactly what happened, but as I reported above I have an opinion that differs with the criterion adopted, because when you play black I understand that white takes advantage and so if black can reach a draw I understand that more worthy to tie with black than to win with white.

It is probably harder to draw with black but you are also rated 50 points higher than the opponent which is why the rating system acted in the way that it did.