Originally posted by reinfeldchess at work = RHP..... hello...
queenalice has no teams.
chessnetworld requires you to find 6 others to even field a team.
schemingmind has become predominantly a variant chess site.
chess colony, i.e, gameknot, has a great board but the forum is very
quiet.
chessage has a nice board but only about 1400 players...sometimes you have to wait quite a while to play.
chesshere is ok...bu ...[text shortened]... i play but there are alot of foolish people in the forums.
yadda yadda yadda..i could go on...
Originally posted by arrakisless good players, or perhaps a different rating system. they might use the ELO rating (is it ELO? it's been a while since i talked about ratings...) which will give you a different rating from the one you have here. i think it inflates them more... also, it's easier to get higher ratings on blitz sites. so it could be a bit like that.
You are 2282 there and you are 1573 here!? 😲
What gives???
i play my blitz chess at shockwave.com. it really is nothing special, it's just because some of my friends play there. i used to play at kasparovchess, but that shut down. i got insulted there a few times though, once after i beat a 1800 rated opponent and the observers all claimed i was using an engine! darn inflated ratings...
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Originally posted by arrakisHere you start at 1200, so are pretty much limited to playing lower rated players. There you start with a “welcoming opponent” and, luckily, mine was 1800 whom I beat, so I started with a much higher rating. Their rating system is supposed to be based on the BCF grading system. The highest rated players are 3000+, so a 2200 rating is not as high as it sounds. They also allow players to post their FIDE rating (if any), and those that have FIDE rating (mostly Europeans) seem to have ratings about 200 points above their FIDE rating.
You are 2282 there and you are 1573 here!? 😲
What gives???
Edit: You set your own level when you start and I think your "welcoming opponent" is from that level.