Rating Change on Timeout?

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Does anyone know if there's a minimum number of moves that have to take place for your rating to change on a timeout?  I ask because an opponent timed out on a recent game and my rating did not change at all.  No big deal if there is, but just curious how that's supposed to work.

Thanks

PrawnEatsPrawn

This game?

 

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=47913149

 

Too short to count for statistical and rating purposes.

 

I think that the rule is something like "The game doesn't count before White has played his fourth move".

 

Someone will confirm or correct this, no doubt.

plurality

Yep, that's it.  I was pretty certain that was the case.  It makes sense as it wasn't a real test of skill at that point, just kind of curious as to what the actual threshhold is.

Thanks

PrawnEatsPrawn

....It makes sense as it wasn't a real test of skill at that point...

 

Correctly reasoned.

-waller-

I've also heard under 4 moves doesn't count.