Elo
A familiar method: ratings rise or fall based on the result and the opponent’s rating.
Club Rating Systems
Create your own in-club chess rating system
Track your members’ club games with an unofficial rating list. Keep separate lists for blitz, rapid, or other formats, and publish a club leaderboard.
Choose which games count toward each rating list
Approve games submitted by members
Correct results and recalculate ratings
Your club’s rating list
At a glance
Separate lists
Keep blitz and slower games on different leaderboards.
Game history
Members can see the games behind each rating change.
Organizer approval
Review submitted games and correct mistakes.
Club ratings are unofficial. US Chess and FIDE ratings still require their own reporting process.
Set up your rating list
- 1
Choose the games
Decide the time control, eligible players, and which results count.
- 2
Set starting ratings
Choose a default rating and adjust it for players whose strength you already know.
- 3
Review and publish
Approve member submissions, check results, and publish the leaderboard. Corrected results can be used to recalculate ratings.
Choose a rating method
Chess67 calculates all three methods. Choose which rating members see.
Glicko
Also tracks how much information is available about a player. Ratings can change more when a player is new or has been inactive.
Glicko-2
Adds a measure of how much a player’s results vary.
Frequently asked questions
Can my club have more than one rating list?
Yes. For example, you can keep separate lists for blitz games, rapid games, and a school program.
Can members submit their own games?
Yes. Organizers can review submissions before the games affect ratings.
What happens if a result is wrong?
Correct the result or remove the game from the rating list, then recalculate the affected ratings. The game history is kept.
Do these ratings count toward US Chess or FIDE?
No. These are your club’s unofficial ratings. Official ratings require the relevant federation’s event and reporting requirements.
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