I was bad at chess when I was in elementary school (but I didn't study theory), but over the past couple weeks I have become interested in Levy Rozman's videos and am considering buying his book.
Update 2025-03-27 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Clarifications on Resolution Criteria:
Measurement Method: The ELO rating will be determined by checking with a variety of computer programs.
Insufficient Games Clause: If not enough games are played, the outcome will count as an ELO rating between 100 and 300.
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Are your games on chess.com reflective of your current ability? Were you fooling around? trying new openings? Cheating? (It's ok, it's against bots, I'm just trying to judge your ability)
@FergusArgyll They're reflective of my current ability; I haven't yet read the Rozman book. I would say I was fooling around; there is no cheating.
@EnopoletusHarding Ok, can I suggest; once you feel comfortable, play rated games on chess.com or lichess, and we'll use that as your rating? (Pick one, or we can use the average of the 2. It's always better to clarify early...). The various programs that claim to give you a rating based on puzzles or whatnot are deeply flawed...
Good luck!
I have made a chess.com account; I currently have 400 elo:
@parhizj Yes; I will check with a variety of computer programs. If I don't play enough games, I think that counts as 100-300.
@EnopoletusHarding I have a few more clarifying questions of that's ok:
what kind of computer programs are you going to use? i assume online chess websites?
what will you do if different programs give you different elos? for example lichess tends to give you higher ratings than chess.com
do you want to share your current rating or any other info so traders can make better estimates or are you purposefully keeping it vague?
@remedyrain Not sure about any of these yet, but good questions which I'll likely answer in within a couple months. I'll first read the Rozman book before starting to play.