In order to improve your chess skill, you need to play it with the higher 'rating' or 'rated' players more often.
Which one is correct?
Thank you!
asked Aug 31, 2015 at 15:54
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2 Answers
You can use either.
A higher rating player
is the same as
A player of higher rating
here, 'rating' is a noun (and 'higher' is an adjective).
A higher rated player
is the same as
A player who is rated higher.
here, 'rated' is an adjective (and 'higher' is an adverb).
answered Aug 31, 2015 at 16:00
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1I might be inclined to hyphenate the first one (a higher-rating player), but, even with the hyphen, I don't like it as much as the second one (a higher rated player). The way I'd probably write it, though is a more highly-rated player.– J.R. ♦Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 16:38
Your rating is your number score. You need to play higher-rated players to raise your rating. Beating a player with a higher rating will improve your score. In the chess world you will much more often here how to "beat higher-rated players" not "beat higher rating players"
(source: native speaker and chess player!)
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If my answer is helpful, please mark it as a correct answer. Commented Sep 2, 2015 at 16:38