Body: <p>when I play as a casual user the typical rating change seems to be around 25-20 points.</p>
  <p>when I play as an official user that logs in then the ratings seem to change more in the neighborhood of 75-80 points.</p>
  <p>So does chessbase have two different rating schemes?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This is a question for Chessbase, not for this forum.
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Comments.Text: lol, this forum is so bias.  There have been about 4-5 questions about lichess' rating system, but none were closed stating those were questions for lichess, not this forum.
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Comments.Text: To answer the OP, the K-factor determines how many rating points you gain or lose in one game.  Playchess, which is what I believe you're referring to, uses different K-factors depending on a variety of parameters (e.g. Whether a rating is provisional, the time control, etc).  Playchess does not use different rating systems (e.g. elo, URS, etc), however, they only use one rating system (i.e. elo).
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Title: Does chessbase use a different rating system for casual games vs those for users who log in?
ThreadText: # Does chessbase use a different rating system for casual games vs those for users who log in?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-10)
  
  when I play as a casual user the typical rating change seems to be around 25-20 points.
  
  when I play as an official user that logs in then the ratings seem to change more in the neighborhood of 75-80 points.
  
  So does chessbase have two different rating schemes?
  
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  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This is a question for Chessbase, not for this forum.  
  > **username_2**: lol, this forum is so bias.  There have been about 4-5 questions about lichess' rating system, but none were closed stating those were questions for lichess, not this forum.  
  > **username_2**: To answer the OP, the K-factor determines how many rating points you gain or lose in one game.  Playchess, which is what I believe you're referring to, uses different K-factors depending on a variety of parameters (e.g. Whether a rating is provisional, the time control, etc).  Playchess does not use different rating systems (e.g. elo, URS, etc), however, they only use one rating system (i.e. elo).  
  
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