Upon reaching the 2300 elo point, it becomes increasingly hard to get elo. After a 2nd, I recently received only +2. It wasn’t that I had played badly, it was just that I was playing too low elos.

Last month, there were numerous posts begging for 1700 tables, or for some way to reduce the gap between the 1500/1800 tables. After working up other accounts to the 1800’s, I found a similar thing. I would get to 1770’s, and start losing elo far faster than I could win it. Many people found that similarly discouraging, and eventually the new 1500/1600/2000 tables were implemented.

I have noticed this effect on the 2000 tables now. With a 2300 elo, or even Rooney’s 2400 elo, only a first or a second will ensure +X in elo. Sitting a 23xx account with 20xx is somewhat similar to sitting an 1800 with a 1500’s. This gap is even larger than the gap that caused last month’s outcry. Playing with such high gaps causes other problems to occur.

I know that the new scoring system will be in place next month, so I do not even know if this post will be relevant, but I would like to shed some light on the problem. I hope I’m not being elitist here, asking for 2200 tables, but it’s becoming somewhat of a necessity.