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Lots of new players that join up, drop their ELO points into the "bag" and then leave (or if online, sign up new accounts). ELO "points" aren't a finite resourc

• matsemann 6y ago
  That would quickly lead to hyperinflation of ratings. The rating lost by a new player is not won by an old player. If you join and is assigned a rating of 1900, but loose your 5 first games, you probably loose a 100 rating points each game. However, the player beating you at 1000 rating doesn't get 100 points, just a few points.
  • matsemann 6y ago
    The first "1900" was meant to be "1000" as well. Cannot longer edit.
  • stnmtn 6y ago
    It's generally understood that online chess ratings are inflated over what the FIDE/table rating is.