Originally posted by rmaki1
Does your rating go up or down when you win.
my rating was 1231 and I won 2 games and it went down
to 1209. I thought a higher score was better ???
Please if someone can explain. thanks in advance.
Whoever set up this software for this site is a genius.
This is such a fun website.
Rmaki
Normally your rating goes up if you win (or if the rating difference is very big, it may stay the same), but if your rating is still provisional, you may lose rating points if you win against a lower rated opponent. You can look it up in the FAQ.