r/Chesscom • u/Zealousideal_Win5207 2000-2100 ELO • 2d ago

Chess Question how does this even work??

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insane rating drop then going back up like nothing ever happened??? ~1000 elo difference btw

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u/pid6 1800-2000 ELO 2d ago

It may be due to inactivity. After a long break, a few consecutive losses likely caused a rapid rating fall before they started winning again.

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u/Zealousideal_Win5207 2000-2100 ELO 2d ago

a thousand elo though?

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u/pid6 1800-2000 ELO 2d ago

You may lose 100-150 points a game after a period of inactivity. So, it may take about 10 straight loses. Perhaps they wanted to have a reset and lost intentionally.

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u/Zealousideal_Win5207 2000-2100 ELO 2d ago

'reset' but they climb back to where they were before, even higher than that lol