Chess ratings are there alternate systems?

Question

I used to be a club player in england and my rating was 128. The best players in the country were around 200.

But i see there's another system that's more commonly used where people have ratings in the thousands.

How can i find out what my rating would be? Is there a translation table between the two ratings?

Answer 1

Yes. The 2 most common rating systems besides the ECF rating system are the ELO system and the USCF system.



ELO=(ECF*5)+1250: 1 ECF point = 5 ELO points.



Here's a webpage to convert your rating :

http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/bcftable.html



Here's an approximate table :



ECF USCF FIDE

80 1340 1240

90 1420 1320

100 1500 1400

110 1580 1480

120 1660 1560

130 1740 1640

140 1820 1720

150 1900 1800

160 1980 1880

170 2060 1960

180 2140 2040

190 2220 2120

200 2300 2200

Answer 2

Alternate systems? What do you want to do, switch them from day to day?



I think there is an alternative system ( this means, in English "another") . Alternate means changing to & fro & back again.



As a chess player I thought I'd remind you of this. We don't have to accept American English do we ....

Answer 3

Just search on google