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Prince_Skywalker

If there are only a few TOP .02 % real players in the world

then why is it that Chess.com has so many newly created accounts that jump to that rating level?

Prince_Skywalker

statistically it's not possible to have more than .02% of all Chess players who play at that skill level

so how is it that Chess.com newly created accounts have so many players who are able to quickly rise to above the 2200 rating?

Prince_Skywalker

there are so many of these accounts that are created daily on Chess.com & Chess.com has to close them for one reason or another

so why is it that there has been such an increase in these newly created high rated accounts on chess.com?

Prince_Skywalker

If the accounts are real players then doesn't statistics mean that there could only be a certain number of real players who are playing at such a high level on Chess.com?

so, why is it that such a high percentage of newly created accounts or accounts under 3 months rise so quickly in the ratings on Chess.com?

Prince_Skywalker

this is not an issue for lower rated accounts on Chess.com

which is odd because if the vast majority of chess players are beginners playing on a curve with ratings very low, then how could it be that so many of Chess.com's newly created accounts jump to above 2200 in less than a weeks time?

there has to be a reason. I have not seen any topics here on the forums talking about this, so Im wondering if anyone has any idea what the answers could be

statistics specialists, mathematicians, geniuses. anyone please feel free to answer this question