Preserve ratings for completed games

jertamev

Site Ideas

13 Dec 14 03:13

jertamev

Joined: 22 Feb 10
Moves: 81850

13 Dec 14 03:13

I would like to be able to see the ratings of myself and my opponent as they were when a past game was completed. It would be nice to know that I was rated say 1300 when I played a particular past game.

Kewpie

Felis australis

Australia

Joined: 20 Jan 09
Moves: 397599

13 Dec 14 05:57

If you can locate the game in your ratings graph it will display both ratings there.

BigDogg

Secret RHP coder

on the payroll

Joined: 26 Nov 04
Moves: 155080

13 Dec 14 06:06

It used to be in the header of the PGN - now I see that the PGN only gives the current ratings. Seems Russ changed it. Pity.

Shallow Blue

Joined: 18 Jan 07
Moves: 12477

13 Dec 14 14:10

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
It used to be in the header of the PGN - now I see that the PGN only gives the current ratings. Seems Russ changed it. Pity.

Yeah, this way is decidedly a Wrong Thing.

Tommovich

Joined: 03 Jul 13
Moves: 89783

14 Dec 14 08:27

Originally posted by jertamev
I would like to be able to see the ratings of myself and my opponent as they were when a past game was completed. It would be nice to know that I was rated say 1300 when I played a particular past game.

I agree. Of much more relevance is the ratings of players as they were when the game was completed, rather than what they are now.
Ideally, maybe when looking at past games, both the ratings on completion of the game, and the current ratings could be shown?
Or the option to have one or the other?

mwmiller

RHP Member No.16

Joined: 25 Feb 01
Moves: 112136

14 Dec 14 15:16

Originally posted by jertamev
I would like to be able to see the ratings of myself and my opponent as they were when a past game was completed. It would be nice to know that I was rated say 1300 when I played a particular past game.

Good idea! I would prefer to look at a game and see what each player was rated at when the game started.

A players current rating is dynamic and can always be seen on their profile page and other places, but when looking at old games it would be better to see the actual ratings held at the start of the game for historical purposes.

KellyJay

Truth is Absolute

USA

Joined: 24 May 04
Moves: 184659

15 Dec 14 14:11

Originally posted by mwmiller
Good idea! I would prefer to look at a game and see what each player was rated at when the game started.

A players current rating is dynamic and can always be seen on their profile page and other places, but when looking at old games it would be better to see the actual ratings held at the start of the game for historical purposes.

I like the idea of either or both.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 716394

27 Jan 15 05:51

The idea to document the rating at the time the game ended seems to have garnered quite a number of votes.