Answers.Body: <blockquote>
  <p>if a tournament has 10 rounds, and I can only play the first 3 (and in
  this example let’s say I win 1.5 points), will my initial rating
  become the average of these 3 opponents or will this not count as a
  part of my full initial rating?</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>No and no.</p>
  <p>The <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B022017" rel="noreferrer">FIDE rating regulations</a> say</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>7.14 A rating for a player new to the list shall be published only if it meets the following criteria:</p>
  <p>7.14a If based on results obtained under 6.3, <strong>a minimum of 5 games</strong>.</p>
  <p>7.14b If based on results obtained under 6.4, a minimum of 5 games played against rated opponents.</p>
  <p>7.14c The condition of a minimum of 5 games need not be met in one tournament. Results from other tournaments played within consecutive
  rating periods of not more than 26 months are pooled to obtain the
  initial rating.</p>
  <p>7.14d The rating is at least 1000.</p>
  <p>7.14e The rating is calculated using all his results as if they were played in one tournament (it is not published until he has played at
  least 5 games) by using all the rating data available.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>So, if you only play 3 games you will not have a rating. However if you later play another tournament then the results of those 3 games will be carried forward.</p>
  
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Body: <p>According to FIDE, if I win half of my games in my first FIDE tournament, then my rating = the average of my opponents ratings.</p>
  <p>If a tournament has 10 rounds, and I can only play the first 3 (and in this example let’s say I win 1.5 points), will my initial rating become the average of these 3 opponents or will this not count as a part of my full initial rating?</p>
  <p>Looking through the handbook, I see no rule that says I can’t just leave a tournament after drawing the first round against a 2000 and my rating becoming 2000 (because the average of 1x2000 player/#of players = 2000.</p>
  <p>Can anyone clarify from the rules exactly what determines an initial rating given one does not fully finish a tournament?</p>
  
Tags: <tournament><rating><fide>
Title: Initial FIDE rating Question
ThreadText: # Initial FIDE rating Question
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-01)
  
  According to FIDE, if I win half of my games in my first FIDE tournament, then my rating = the average of my opponents ratings.
  
  If a tournament has 10 rounds, and I can only play the first 3 (and in this example let’s say I win 1.5 points), will my initial rating become the average of these 3 opponents or will this not count as a part of my full initial rating?
  
  Looking through the handbook, I see no rule that says I can’t just leave a tournament after drawing the first round against a 2000 and my rating becoming 2000 (because the average of 1x2000 player/#of players = 2000.
  
  Can anyone clarify from the rules exactly what determines an initial rating given one does not fully finish a tournament?
  
  **Tags:** tournament, rating, fide
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-01. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  > if a tournament has 10 rounds, and I can only play the first 3 (and in
  > this example let’s say I win 1.5 points), will my initial rating
  > become the average of these 3 opponents or will this not count as a
  > part of my full initial rating?
  
  No and no.
  
  The [FIDE rating regulations](https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B022017) say
  
  > 7.14 A rating for a player new to the list shall be published only if it meets the following criteria:
  >
  > 7.14a If based on results obtained under 6.3, **a minimum of 5 games**.
  >
  > 7.14b If based on results obtained under 6.4, a minimum of 5 games played against rated opponents.
  >
  > 7.14c The condition of a minimum of 5 games need not be met in one tournament. Results from other tournaments played within consecutive
  > rating periods of not more than 26 months are pooled to obtain the
  > initial rating.
  >
  > 7.14d The rating is at least 1000.
  >
  > 7.14e The rating is calculated using all his results as if they were played in one tournament (it is not published until he has played at
  > least 5 games) by using all the rating data available.
  
  So, if you only play 3 games you will not have a rating. However if you later play another tournament then the results of those 3 games will be carried forward.
  
  
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