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Why I gain rating

Hello everyone
I drew someone 7 rating lower rated than me in a ultrabullet arena. I don't understand why I gained one rating. I am happy about it but I want to understand why.

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Hello everyone I drew someone 7 rating lower rated than me in a ultrabullet arena. I don't understand why I gained one rating. I am happy about it but I want to understand why. ![Screenshot 2026-08-29 22.45.48.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=FhGUzRHZYxjv.png&sig=ec37ac6d90cd913d984090700652135f4f969de5)

Because you were Black and Lichess takes White's first move advantage into account in the rating algorithm.

Because you were Black and Lichess takes White's first move advantage into account in the rating algorithm.

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