06 Feb 05
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Originally posted by ratavaHow different can a guess be from a fact?
how different can be the provisional rating ffrom the normal ones?
just kidding here. The provisional rating can go all over the place, mainly because you don't have enough of a history against enough different opponents to get a norm. Even after you get a rating, it can jump around quite alot for a variety of reasons, but the provisional ratings are more erratic.