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In the graphs of the "Rapid scores" and of the "Blitz scores" there's a strange thing. In the descending part (right side) every 100 points the line climbs again instead of going down regularly. 1600 more than 1575, 1700 more than 1675 and so on all the line. It looks like a saw. It's not logical. On the left side it's all regular.
This is because some players will aim for a specific rating, so on each round hundred, they will stop playing rated games. So there is a boost to the numbers of players at that specific rating. Then the distribution is as regular apart from those points on the graph.
#1 #4 You're right that such emotional attachment to numbers is not logical!

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