99.2% Accuracy, but Not 100%? Questions About Accuracy and Ratings

Hi everyone,

I just finished a game with 99.2% accuracy, and I’m trying to figure out why I didn’t get 100%. From what I understand, I would have needed to avoid the "Excellent" move and instead play the "Best" (and possibly the most theoretical) move to achieve a perfect score. Is that correct?

Another question I have is about my rating being displayed as 1650. Since there was no endgame, does this rating consider only the opening and middlegame performance?

Finally, I’m curious—what would it take to achieve 100% accuracy while also having a game rating of, say, 3000? Is it theoretically possible to have 100% accuracy by playing a single perfect move, or does the rating depend on the depth and complexity of the game?

 Hope you all have a wonderful Xmas filled with winning games! 🎅♟️

Ashishmenon93 vs. SopraSteria | Analysis - Chess.com
Thank you @Ashishmenon93 for the game

yeah it would take full top computer moves for 100% amd for performance rating above 3000 u need a opponent minimum i think like 2800 or above, do a hikaru to him ig.

which is completely destroying him

Just play the book moves and nothing else

Make book moves and when the opening is done right before you play something out of the opening like an excellent you end the game. Just do the first 3 moves of the Scandinavian and you will get 100

I am not like an authority figure about all things chess, but I guess like GM Nieman likes to casually throw out the cliche about "how the chess speaks for itself", I can say the same thing just as much as you or anyone else can say the same thing. One thing that needs to remembered is that just like living life, nobody is going to ever live the "perfect" life, no human being is going to ever play a "perfect" game of chess. I am not trying to detract from your success as a chess player, but it really doesn't help much worrying and stressing yourself out over something that you do not have complete control over. I mean unless you're in the same arena of chess influence like the Botez sisters, Anna Cramling, Magnus Carlsen or even Hikaru Nakamura just to name a few, or still even, if you are like the child chess prodigy types of today, not too many people are really going to care about your personal achievements or anyone else's for that matter more than their own in chess. For example, do many chess players on chess.com care about how many chess games the "typical" everyday amateur chess player plays? If they do, then they are doing a really good bang up job of not doing a better job of talent scouting. Or do they care about how many total chess games a player has won by checkmate out of that over all total? Because again, if they actually do, then again, I reiterate they are doing a really good bang up job looking in to the vast ocean of chess talent. More than likely, NO and.... yep, you guessed it, again, NO. The food for thought is that you are asking questions that most other people will not have anywhere near the kind of information you are seeking. Nor will want to spend the time and energy and possibly the money to do "leg work" for another individual. Chess is like the NFL, MLB, NHL and so forth, because no matter how much time is spent on preparation, when it is all said and done, there will more than likely be mistakes being made during actual play time, some days its like nothing but sunshine, blue skies and big fluffy white clouds where if you even tried to royally "sink the ship" it's still like nothing can go wrong. Its just the way it is. Now if I advertised the fact that personally out of over 90,000+ total games played, over 13,200 of those games were won by checkmate. I am not the best, nor am I the worst, but my chess speaks for itself as well. If you don't mind me saying so, worry not about elo rating and game play accuracy. You, I and everybody else on chess.com will never ever be able to play a true perfect game with 100% accuracy and that is really only because that will never be done consistently game after game. Have fun playing the game while at the same time improving upon yourself daily as an individual person first as there is always room for improvement and then as a chess player second, third, or fourth according to your own personal life priorities. I know this probably in no way helps you with the specific answers you seek, but at the same time, what you want to know is better left to asking those who have all the answers at their fingertips that you seek after as you will more than likely grind your "gears" trying to find that out from others who more than likely. I hope if anything, that this resonates with you and I hope this serves you positively and I wish you happy holidays as well as good chess success.

Make book moves and resign every game. Lol jk don't do it that's sandbagging

Could I or could I not be investigated by GM Kramnik, IM Rozman, IM Rensche and other top rated chess players for having such a large number of both total games played, as well as the large number of checkmate wins? Or for that matter where the majority of those checkmate wins were won during "Live" bullet games?

First three moves of the Scandinavian.... hahahahaha, I guess I stand corrected. Hahahahaha. That was funny.

Also, one more thing, my personal philosophy when it comes to playing chess is this..... either win or lose by checkmate. When a chess player plays each game for the checkmate win each and every game, then they are not distracted by all of the outer forces, like elo rating or percentage accuracy. It is a flawed system which means that as long as other human beings who are in positions of power over the chess community hold that power and authority for a reason and sadly enough, most chess players will never see the lights of stardom and popularity. Yet, at the same time, at least speaking personally, I have found that when I have the mindset to play each game with the checkmate win in mind, then I am more focused and less distracted. A lot of chess players it seems has lost the one basic fundamental thing about the game of chess and that is that the primary objective when it comes to playing chess is to win not on time, or by resignation, or even by abandonment. The primary objective is to win by checkmate. It cannot be made anymore simpler than that really. Also, if I am able to score over 13,000 plus chess games by checkmate, then everybody else is able to do so as well. There is no excuse for how members here play slow chess fast and speed chess slow. I know if I had any kind of authority within chess.com, I would propose that according to the time control format if players spent more clock than what could be considered as appropriate, then they should be investigated for possible time cheating.... both OTB and online(especially 1 minute bullet). Just like with all other professional sporting events, there is a time limit given tot he team who is in possession of the ball. Baseball, the pitcher has a certain amount of time to stand on the mound and deliver the pitch or else, it is considered as a balk and the hitter in the batter's box as a consequence is freely awarded advancement to first base. Basketball, the possessing team has a certain time limit to get off the shot or as a consequence, the other team gets possession of the ball. The same is true for hockey. In the NFL, the possessing team has a certain amount of time to hike that ball in order to get the play started, or again, as a consequence, the quarterback is hit with a delay of game penalty and are pushed back five yards. Really, the only main difference between all those other events and chess is that chess is the still more of a complicated and complex game to consistently win at for most let alone be able to fully understand enough to be able to master it, because I believe that most honest to goodness chess players will never ever try to cheat at the game of chess and chess is able to give most humans more of a headache than being hit in the head with a 90+ mph fastball. All those other sports are also a lot younger in historical age then chess as well. If you're not having fun with playing chess, then you will more than likely drive yourself to a mental breakdown. Be realistic and don't worry about all of the things that do not serve you as a chess player. I assure you that when you stop looking at all the "red" lights that are around you, you will see more of those "green" lights that are in front of you.

It says 100% accuracy on maximum analysis

Nice game I enjoyed it!

same i got 99.7 accuracy