Body: <p>When playing an opponent and winning, are the points taken from the opponent's Elo at the beginning of the game or end of the game? For example, I may play someone who begins at 1900 and is at 1600 when the game ends as they have played other players at the same time.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: In normal (over the board) chess, that can't happen, so you're probably talking about some website. Rules differ between sites, so we need to know which (and what kind of game).
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Comments.Text: Hi, its ChessByPost on iPhone
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Tags: <rating><elo>
Title: Elo points after game completion
ThreadText: # Elo points after game completion
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-24)
  
  When playing an opponent and winning, are the points taken from the opponent's Elo at the beginning of the game or end of the game? For example, I may play someone who begins at 1900 and is at 1600 when the game ends as they have played other players at the same time.
  
  **Tags:** rating, elo
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: In normal (over the board) chess, that can't happen, so you're probably talking about some website. Rules differ between sites, so we need to know which (and what kind of game).  
  > **username_0**: Hi, its ChessByPost on iPhone  
  
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