Answers.Body: <p>With ELO (and most other chess rating systems I know of), it is difficult to substantially increase your rating when you play someone with a much lower rating. Also, whenever you draw against someone with a lower rating, that decreases your rating. </p>
  
  <p>In the case of Carlsen's goal of 2900, where even the second highest rated player is 70 points below him, a draw is almost like a loss! And in a game where draws are very common at the top level, that makes Carles'n goal very ambitious. Still, if anyone can do it ... </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>It does take awhile for <a href="http://www.fide.com/">FIDE</a> to update their ratings, which is monthly (<a href="http://en.chessbase.com/post/fide-july-ratings-carlsen-at-a-record-2837">see article</a>) compared to the unofficial Live ratings site at <a href="http://www.2700chess.com/">Live Ratings</a>. But it is interesting to note that Carlsen is due for a 2 point bump according to the Live rating site.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Just looking up Carlsen's Elo and it is still <a href="http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1503014">2870</a>.</p>
  
  <p>I know his next goal is to reach 2900. Did the 3 wins in the world chess championship simply not give him any rating points, or does FIDE take a long time to update ratings?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
Tags: <rating><world-championship><elo><carlsen>
Title: Why has Carlsen's Elo not changed?
ThreadText: # Why has Carlsen's Elo not changed?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-26)
  
  Just looking up Carlsen's Elo and it is still [2870](http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1503014).
  
  I know his next goal is to reach 2900. Did the 3 wins in the world chess championship simply not give him any rating points, or does FIDE take a long time to update ratings?
  
  Thanks.
  
  **Tags:** rating, world-championship, elo, carlsen
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2013-11-26. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  It does take awhile for [FIDE](http://www.fide.com/) to update their ratings, which is monthly ([see article](http://en.chessbase.com/post/fide-july-ratings-carlsen-at-a-record-2837)) compared to the unofficial Live ratings site at [Live Ratings](http://www.2700chess.com/). But it is interesting to note that Carlsen is due for a 2 point bump according to the Live rating site.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-27. Score: 5
  
  With ELO (and most other chess rating systems I know of), it is difficult to substantially increase your rating when you play someone with a much lower rating. Also, whenever you draw against someone with a lower rating, that decreases your rating.
  
  In the case of Carlsen's goal of 2900, where even the second highest rated player is 70 points below him, a draw is almost like a loss! And in a game where draws are very common at the top level, that makes Carles'n goal very ambitious. Still, if anyone can do it ...
  
  
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