In chess, I win and get no points, I loss and loss points, why?

Question

Can someone explain how the points system work in Chess? Thanks

Answer 1

Depends on the points system in place. In general, though, you are "expected" to be able to beat people significantly lower-rated than you are. Therefore, playing them should hardly be much of a challenge. As a result, you should not expect to gain a lot of points for beating players 200 or more points lower rated than you. If you are playing somebody of about the same rating, its considered a competitive match, so either player has points they could win or lose. When playing somebody much higher rated than you, your odds are considered lower for a win since it is expected that the other person is probably a much better player than you are. As a result, a win for you will gain you lots of points, just as a loss for them will lose them lots of points.

There are exceptions to these basic rules, but thats a good start. Consider also that a rating can hardly be considered stable if it is gained after only a few matches, so your rating is likely to fluctuate a lot more until you develop some level of stability with your playing.

Answer 2

You have to beat people who are close to your rating. Beating up on people rated 500 or more points below yields as most one point.

Answer 3

because peaces have value so you could have made a sacrfised win lossing a lot of peices