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Even if that's the case, that wouldn't work. When an opponent resigns on the first move on this site, your rating does not improve, does it?

Thanks everyone for the responses. jumpnmustang, you make a lot of good points. I am interested, when I can find some time, in going to a local chess club (although FISC might be a good way to get my toe into tournament-rules play, thanks for the tip). I knew the stats here were inflated (I guess ju...

Thanks for the replies. Since my net-chess rating is in the 2100's, I'm guessing my UCSF rating could be around 1400-1500 at best (I'm not unhappy with that). Of course, not having played in tournament conditions much at all, I've got to learn to manage my time, not touch pieces I don't plan to move...

(Disclaimer: I was really expecting to find this in a FAQ somewhere, seems like an obvious question, so my apologies if this has been answering a hundred times.) How does a net-chess rating compare with a FIDE rating? I know there can't really be an exact comparison, a "ballpark estimate" would be g...