Beginners chess

Lucky Scrunchy

Only Chess

03 Jun 16

Lucky Scrunchy

Joined: 03 Jun 16
Moves: 0

03 Jun 16

Is there a way to play fellow beginners.

bill718

Enigma

Seattle

Joined: 03 Sep 06
Moves: 3298

03 Jun 16

Originally posted by Lucky Scrunchy
Is there a way to play fellow beginners.

Watch the ratings of the players. 1200 and below is approximately beginner level.

Lucky Scrunchy

Joined: 03 Jun 16
Moves: 0

03 Jun 16

Thank you Bill, I appreciate it!

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

09 Jun 16

Originally posted by bill718
Watch the ratings of the players. 1200 and below is approximately beginner level.

1200 beginner?

Wow, 1200 beginner has some real chess talent. I'd say beginner would be more like triple digits.

64squaresofpain

The drunk knight

Stuck on g1

Joined: 02 Sep 12
Moves: 59562

09 Jun 16

Be wary of p1200 players (provisional players) as although some of them may be new to the site, they may not necessarily be new to chess.

venda

Dave

S.Yorks.England

Joined: 18 Apr 10
Moves: 86199

10 Jun 16

1 edit

Originally posted by Eladar
1200 beginner?

Wow, 1200 beginner has some real chess talent. I'd say beginner would be more like triple digits.

To clarify 64's point, when a new player joins the site he's awarded a provisional rating - p of 1200.
The rating only becomes live after completion of 20 rated games although his provisional rating will be higher or lower by then