Originally posted by wormwoodThe first account was registered years ago. No idea in what year. I never did much with it, that's for sure. The second account was registered last year on Diskamyl's (Russ has his soul) request. It seems to me that the numbers are accumulated (see "latest 20 newbies" - and their TacID numbers)
hmm, didn't really realize it before, but looking at your IDs I wonder if they were issued in sequence, just like here. which would make my account the 516th, and your main account the 7448th. sounds about right? although the difference between your two IDs seems quite big so maybe not...
Originally posted by heinzkatright, right, the newcomers are in order...
The first account was registered years ago. No idea in what year. I never did much with it, that's for sure. The second account was registered last year on Diskamyl's (Russ has his soul) request. It seems to me that the numbers are accumulated (see "latest 20 newbies" - and their TacID numbers)
Originally posted by heinzkathmm ... its weird one of your accounts is highly rated but low success rate and the other low rated but high success rate. Do you treat the high rated account as a "lottery" and just move for time? I suppose the higher rated problems might allow for more time.
Hi, it surely looks familiar, the lower rating is compensated by the success rate... 😉
Originally posted by CCNoobthe time for solving a problem is exactly same at 1200 and 2200. it solely depends on the relative difference of your rating and the problem's rating. however, there aren't that many problems available at 2000+, so it's much easier to learn the problems by heart. and for that reason, at some point the high ratings tend to exceed the 'escape velocity' of the system, and 2500-2600 ratings follow quite quickly. of course getting a low rated problem wrong at that point gives a huge penalty, but still, it happens every now and then. blitzmaniac seems to be thereabouts right now.
hmm ... its weird one of your accounts is highly rated but low success rate and the other low rated but high success rate. Do you treat the high rated account as a "lottery" and just move for time? I suppose the higher rated problems might allow for more time.
guesswork gives a lot higher rating on CTS. 70% -> 85% decreases rating around 150 pts, 85% -> 95% almost as much. many (most) long time users end up playing for accuracy, as after the initial few thousand problems on low accuracy, you pretty much stop improving.
the top mover mira has done almost 300K problems, with practically no rating improvement. the same applies to all top 3 solvers and countless of others. (I have no idea whether their games still improve though).
some use only one account, some have one for rating and other for accuracy. some have even more different 'profiles' for different kinds of training.
If you want a higher rating, you really have to do everything right (and preferably fast). Guessing does not quite help in getting a higher rating. Accuracy is most important.
You cannot "exchange accuracy for rating", as if you are doing less correct and therefore getting a higher rating (this is a rationale I have read quite a few times). If I do about 18/20 correct, my rating will very slowly decrease. If anything less (17/20, 16/20), it will fall considerably. If I manage to do 19/20 or 20/20 for a long time, only then one will see a steady rise in rating... imagine what kind of correct streaks the (former) 2300+ers have been doing. My hat is off to them. 🙂
The most annoying thing that can happen on the CTS is logging in, getting a first problem that baffles you completely and takes you about 20 seconds, a second problem that is even more confusing and takes you about 30 seconds and then a third problem that is very easy and that you do incorrectly. The rest of the session consists of grumpily trying (!) to repair the initial rating... but what does it matter it is chess and the positions are nice, so it is still enjoyable... 🙂
Originally posted by heinzkatumm... your low accuracy rating account is 400 points higher than your high accuracy account. what's that if not obvious exchange of rating vs. accuracy?? 🙂
If you want a higher rating, you really have to do everything right (and preferably fast). Guessing does not quite help in getting a higher rating. Accuracy is most important.
You cannot "exchange accuracy for rating", as if you are doing less correct and therefore getting a higher rating (this is a rationale I have read quite a few times). If I do about ...[text shortened]... but what does it matter it is chess and the positions are nice, so it is still enjoyable... 🙂
Originally posted by heinzkatI believe you can. in my experience, my rating goes up in my "lottery moods", and goes down while I try to fix the miserable accuracy in that session.
You cannot "exchange accuracy for rating", as if you are doing less correct and therefore getting a higher rating (this is a rationale I have read quite a few times). If I do about 18/20 correct, my rating will very slowly decrease.
Originally posted by philidor positionand when you're having a 'bad day', you might as well stop. because no matter how you try, you're just gonna keep getting everything wrong. 🙂
I believe you can. in my experience, my rating goes up in my "lottery moods", and goes down while I try to fix the miserable accuracy in that session.
Originally posted by heinzkatI think the "escaping velocity" theory suggested by wormwood in this thread is a reasonable explanation. of course given that you're a terrific tactical genius.
So how did "morpy" get to 2350? By performing less accurately?
maybe it's different for everyone. I mean, maybe you're right for some people, for them accuracy and rating go hand by hand, but for some people they might not. I can assure you, at least for me, they don't.
The "lottery mode" can be rewarding except for situations like one of the problems I failed where you have to pick 3 correct moves. I gambled and picked 2 in record time but missed the continuation. My rating would have sky-rocketed had I gotten the gamble right but I was the loser because I lost an easy continuation. 😏
Originally posted by heinzkatTo illustrate the point I have just done 300 positions, and quite badly, 52 were wrong 😕 Anyway that is 82,7 % (somewhat better than 18/20) and my rating dropped from 2051 to 2019. So how is a lower accuracy going to help achieving a higher rating??
If I do about 18/20 correct, my rating will very slowly decrease.