Originally posted by ray georgeThis is a common question
Can't understand points Lost four games last two days losing 23 20 21 21.Won one game for11 points.Opponents are of similar rating.Games won are awarded 10 to12 points.
The formula is explained in FAQ.
There's also a thread somwhere which shows what happens for win/lose/draw.
Perhaps someone else will remember where it is
Rating table in Thread 80000.
If you use Firefox, there's a BigDoggProblem script which shows win/lose/draw points for each game on its game playing page.