My provisional experiment

Paul Leggett

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14 May 10 17:02

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

The Stacks

Joined: 21 Aug 09
Moves: 115402

14 May 10 17:02

Hi folks,

For the near future, I intend to accept open invites from "p1200" players, and welcome them to the site. After a good number of games, I think I will have a pretty good idea of the impact on my games and my rating, which I will share.

I'll update as appropriate!😲

93confirmed

Joined: 01 Feb 07
Moves: 7819

14 May 10 17:13

I was thinking of doing the same. What's the expected rating +/- impact from a win or loss against a 1200p?

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

The Stacks

Joined: 21 Aug 09
Moves: 115402

14 May 10 17:35

Originally posted by 93confirmed
I was thinking of doing the same. What's the expected rating +/- impact from a win or loss against a 1200p?

I just copied this from the FAQ:

If you have a non-provisional rating and you play a provisional-rated player, then you receive (or lose) only half the number of rating points you would normally. If the provisionally-rated player has played fewer than five games, then their rating is treated as 1200 when calculating your rating.

I could see myself taking a ratings hit, but mine is a yo yo anyway, and I don't get too excited over it as long as I feel like I am playing well (which isn't the case lately!)

Paul