This table demonstrates the points at risk when you play a rated game.
It is based on the USCF formulas and is valid for ratings up to 2100.
New Rating = Current Rating + 32 ( W - We )
W = Points won or lost
We = 1 / ( 10^ (delta ratings / 400) + 1 )
If you are the LOWER Rated Player If you are the HIGHER Rated Player
Difference
in
Odds
you
Points
you
Odds
you
Points
you
You
GET if
Odds
you
Points
you
Odds
you
Points
you
You
LOSE if
Ratings will
Win
will
Win
will
Lose
will
Lose
you
Draw
will
Win
will
Win
will
Lose
will
Lose
you
Draw
0 50% 16 50% 16 0 50% 16 50% 16 0
10 49% 16 51% 16 0 51% 16 49% 16 0
20 47% 17 53% 15 1 53% 15 47% 17 1
30 46% 17 54% 15 1 54% 15 46% 17 1
40 44% 18 56% 14 2 56% 14 44% 18 2
50 43% 18 57% 14 2 57% 14 43% 18 2
60 41% 19 59% 13 3 59% 13 41% 19 3
70 40% 19 60% 13 3 60% 13 40% 19 3
80 39% 20 61% 12 4 61% 12 39% 20 4
90 37% 20 63% 12 4 63% 12 37% 20 4
100 36% 20 64% 12 4 64% 12 36% 20 4
110 35% 21 65% 11 5 65% 11 35% 21 5
120 33% 21 67% 11 5 67% 11 33% 21 5
130 32% 22 68% 10 6 68% 10 32% 22 6
140 31% 22 69% 10 6 69% 10 31% 22 6
150 30% 23 70% 9 7 70% 9 30% 23 7
160 28% 23 72% 9 7 72% 9 28% 23 7
170 27% 23 73% 9 7 73% 9 27% 23 7
180 26% 24 74% 8 8 74% 8 26% 24 8
190 25% 24 75% 8 8 75% 8 25% 24 8
200 24% 24 76% 8 8 76% 8 24% 24 8
250 19% 26 81% 6 10 81% 6 19% 26 10
300 15% 27 85% 5 11 85% 5 15% 27 11
350 12% 28 88% 4 12 88% 4 12% 28 12
400 9% 29 91% 3 13 91% 3 9% 29 13
500 5% 30 95% 2 14 95% 2 5% 30 14
600 3% 31 97% 1 15 97% 1 3% 31 15
700 2% 31 98% 1 15 98% 1 2% 31 15
800 1% 32 99% 0 16 99% 0 1% 32 16
900 1% 32 99% 0 16 99% 0 1% 32 16
1000 0% 32 100% 0 16 100% 0 0% 32 16