Rapid points... how are they determined?
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I joined chess.com for a few weeks and have been playing a few Rapid games a day. The points I gained or lost vary from 30+ points in a game to just 6/7points in the last 2 games. I wonder how points are determined.
If I were to gain 6 points, does that mean my opponent lose 6 points?
In Rapids against random opponent, it seems that my opponents tend to stronger when I am on a winning streak, and weaker when I am on a losing streak. I cannot choose my preference of higher or lower rating opponent, unless I ping specific player, right?
Sep 4, 2024
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#2
The number of points won or lost depends on a few factors.
- The result of the game (win/draw/loss).
- The rating difference between the two opponents.
- How many games you have played recently.
If you haven't played much at this particular time control (for example: a brand new account) then the rating swings for wins and losses will be very large. I stopped playing on chess.com for a couple of years while I was working at the Tactics School, and when I came back to chess.com my first rated game gained me over 100 rating points in a single game!
After you have played several games in a row at that particular time control (Daily, Rapid, Blitz, or whatever) then your gains and losses will drop to single digits.
The idea is that the big rating swings in the first few games should enable a new account to quickly "home in" on an approximate rating, and then the smaller swings will fine-tune it.
Sep 4, 2024
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#3
If you are playing on a computer (and not on a hand-held device) you should be able to go into your account configuration settings and set your search parameters for the range of opponents you want... for example from -50 to +150 rating differential.
Ah, I play on my pho r
I played on my phone only so far.
