US Chess to Release Online Regular Rating

With demand for online play increasing, the US Chess Executive Board, in conjunction with the Ratings Committee, authorized the creation of a regular rating system for online play. The new rating system will be for online rated games of 30 minutes or more. The new rating system will be available for use starting Friday, June 12. Individual member ratings will be seeded from a member’s Over-the-Board (OTB) regular rating, provided that the member has at least 10 regular rated OTB games. The Member Services Area (MSA) already features this new rating, which will start populating when online games begin to be played later this week. The US Chess regular OTB rating system will continue to be used only for OTB events.

Revised 06.10.2020

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So will there be norms and…

So will there be norms and titles awarded based on online ratings?

Under the current rules, no,…

Under the current rules, no, there will not be norms and titles based on online ratings.

please include simple…

please include simple instructions on how to obtain a rating in order to play in tournaments. Thank You
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You don’t need a rating to…

You don’t need a rating to play in tournaments; rather, you play in tournaments to get a rating. To play in a US Chess rated tournament, either over-the-board or online, you just need to have an active US Chess membership and pay the tournament entry fee. Some events only allow players of certain rating levels to enter. Please contact the tournament organizer before signing up for the event if you have questions about that. You are considered unrated until you play four rated games. You obtain a provisional rating after you play four rated games. You obtain an established rating after you play 26 rated games. The difference between “provisional” and “established” is that your provisional rating can change more rapidly, as the rating system gathers your results to develop a better understanding of your approximate strength.