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please can anyone explain the ratings when i was playing chess over the board my rating was less than 100 now its more than 1500 (double dutch)?

Originally posted by russsellchadbourn
please can anyone explain the ratings when i was playing chess over the board my rating was less than 100 now its more than 1500 (double dutch)?

Don't compare the ratings at RHP with any other rating. They are totally different scales.

(Do I sense a dèja vue here?)

Originally posted by russsellchadbourn
please can anyone explain the ratings when i was playing chess over the board my rating was less than 100 now its more than 1500 (double dutch)?

Your otb rating was probably under the BCF system which uses 3 numbers. The rest of the world has moved on and uses ELO or ELO-type systems which use 4 numbers.

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Don't compare the ratings at RHP with any other rating. They are totally different scales.

(Do I sense a dèja vue here?)

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