Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
Originally posted by GuychI started at 900 or so I think. CC is completely different from blitz.
Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
with time, it slowly gets better. you just need to keep playing and analysing your games. I'm now at 1300-1400 at fics 5/0. and overrated 1460 at ICC 5-minute.
Originally posted by Guychthe longer games I played at fics, the higher my rating became. I climbed from 1400s to 1594 just by switching from 30 min to 60 min games. it's still significantly lower than my rating here in RHP.
Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
this is absolutely up to your chess preferences, but I would suggest you to play blitz only unrated (like in here, for example), and stick to longer time controls when you're playing rated there.
I totally suck at blitz so I don't even bother to play it anyway. on the rare occasions I do, I get humiliated otb, but I'm learning not to worry too much about it 🙂
Originally posted by GuychI personally think that your rating here will be higher than in OTB (and by correlation, other sites that try to match their ratings to OTB ratings) I used to be rated 1300-1400 (ACF) OTB a few years ago and now I am 1700 here, despite several years of not playing any chess.
Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
1400 players here seem to make simple mistakes that 1200 OTB players would not make.
Originally posted by GuychIt could be the time pressure. Here, even though you still move quickly, the fact that you have days to make your move could be in the back of your mind, while on FICS, you know you only have 10 minutes total.
Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
Originally posted by GuychI feel you pain. FICS rating is 990 and I don't think I play terribly. I usually only pick up wins on time.
Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
youpeee, I finally reached 1900+ in blitz in fics...I am working on that for years 🙂...
next step: the magical 2000 🙂
Anyone here has 2000+ in blitz on FICS ?
(usually on FICS the ratings are a bit lower than on other sites, as they are active for a long time and they are noticing rating deflation(more than 12 years) as they also use Glicko rating system, instead of ELO)
Originally posted by GuychAltough you can not compare different rating systems and chess types (correspodence, OTB, blitz) FICS 1200 players tend to do better moves in 5 minutes game, than 1200 RHP players in 3 day per move game. It is just about different rating metrics.
Started to play on FICS yesterday. So far I've played about fifteen 10/0 games. My rating here on RHP hovers around 1400s, and there it is 900s!?
It is very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced the same?
Here on RHP I don't spend a lot of time on my moves. Usually I move within 20-40 sec.
Is there anyone here with rating 1300 - 1500 who play on FICS? What are your ratings there?
I broke 1350 on FICS finally (handle RHPivan if someone wants to play me 😛) and it is bigger achievement to me then breaking 1600 here.
This rating difference seems to be smaller and smaller up on the rating ladder though. All very strange and confusing with these crazy ratings.
But yeah, 1000 FICS is generally much more experienced chess player than 1000 rated RHP player.
on tuesday I played blitz on FICS the whole night. drunk of course. I opened with total disregard towards any sane principles, with stuff like 1.h3 2.g3 3.f3 4.e3 etc. -the result: 1350 after 8 hours of playing. which is pretty much exactly the same as when I play sober, alert, and with 'proper' openings.
I'm not sure if I should be pleased or depressed for that. because somehow it feels very frustrating that the theoretical 'knowledge' I have, didn't really seem to make any difference at all.
Originally posted by vipiu
youpeee, I finally reached 1900+ in blitz in fics...I am working on that for years 🙂...
next step: the magical 2000 🙂
Anyone here has 2000+ in blitz on FICS ?
I peaked at 1741 at FICS a few months ago, but on playchess I've beat many 1900-2100 players this week, and have been close to 1900 a few times.
I struggle to keep my FICS rating within 200 (lower) than my OTB rating--my current rating there is ~120 below my USCF OTB. My RHP rating, OTOH, is ten points higher than my USCF standard.