What's your REAL rating if you've never played anywhere but chess.com?

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Rick56

Some chess players on chess.com have probably only played chess on this website and recreationally. It could be a few, or maybe alot. With so many users from around the world; I think the chances are it's the latter. I'm sure that either way I'm not the only one. I'm one of those players who has never entered a tournament that wasn't on here. I wonder what my rating would be if I played against players in actual tournaments?

I know I've gotten better since I actually started playing [and studying] the game about 6 months ago. Still, I don't know how good of a scale is the rating that I have on chess.com. My Standard Online rating is much higher, logically, as I have time to think and even analyze before making the move. Live games I'm 200 points behind, give or take at any given time. 

I see the rating of some players I play against quickly drop, even though we started the game pretty even. This means they might have just started playing, and the rating is still being evened out. Sometimes I check games of players I've played against before (I check online and live games the same). I notice some players play against weaker players religiously. Which makes me think: "yeah, that win was void" if I beat someone like that.

If I play and win against players this way then my rating must be innacurate, which isn't alarming, but true nonetheless. I have tough games against much lower rated players and I know that this means that if anything I am lower than what it says here. I know that higher isn't possible. Sometimes I analyze early mistakes I know I shouldn't have made. I'm sure that goes for everybody, and everyone loses a game at some point(s).

I try to use the average opponent in the last 90 days as a good scale. At least for myself, since I play every day about the same. But that's still tainted. I also use the tactics trainer, which I know has a couple of extremely easy tactics, but I still fail on them here and there. Then again, I am much better then when I started.

So while my rating is a good reflection of how I have learned and improved, I know it's not real. I'm sure the answer is just to enter a tournament and find out, and I will when I hear of one available around here. Until then, I wonder how close this rating is. Does anyone ever think of this?

baddogno

You're obviously quite sincere in your question, but if you type "ratings" into that little box in the upper right corner that says "search the forums" you will find about 40 previous threads on the same subject.

robertpetersen

i  do think  this  is  a good  read .

i play  three  different  types of  games  on here  , and  i have  found  that  before i choose  to play one  of the  three  types  of games  i have  the option  of choice to  suggest  the  rating i  want  to play , my highest  rating  i only  select higher players  than  myself  when  i  go   for new  game  , hoping  to  learn  and win , i  should  add this  is with live  playing , my  second  is  in  the  5  min games  which  i enjoy  to  learn  my openings  and  see how  they  work before  ever  trying  them out on high  rated players  ,  so  the  option  to select the rating is comparable  to mine  

i  find  my flaws  much  quicker  and  see the  results  of  most  basic responses , but  then on  one  min games  i just  let  the  computer  choose  my opponent ,  for  the  fun of  it  and  test memory  and  adreillin ,  not  good  at it  yet  and i am not  sure in  real life how  fast id be  able  to hit  the  clock  , letting the  computer  do  this  for both  of us  , i have just  started playing opponents on the  longer  three  day  games  and have  no  rating  , so far  not  so well  lol , seeing how  there rated above 2000 , but  lets  keep  learning  and  enjoying the  game  and know  what is important  that  some of  you  rated very  high  have worked  very  hard  to achieve  this  and it  shows  please keep  up  the  good  work   , you'll be very  dangerous   , when  you get better  we  will all be in fear 

Niven42

Ratings don't mean anything outside of the population that generated them.  Just because you're 1400 here, doesn't mean you'll be 1400 in any other population - in fact, you could be much higher or lower, especially if the group you play in is very small, or if you play only a small number of games.

 

That said, a nice rule of thumb is that a difference of 300 points between two players translates to a 95% win/loss ratio.  So, if you can find someone whose skill level on Chess.com and USCF/FIDE are both known, you can come up with a nice ballpark figure for your approximate rating in the unknown system, based on your record against them.

Rick56

Thank you for your responses.

waffllemaster

What's your REAL rating if you've never played anywhere but chess.com?

Unrated Tongue out

But your real strength would obviously be above beginner (if you played a lot anyway).

Rumpelstiltskin

bro... ajedrezenpuertorico.com ... Aqui vas a ver todos los torneos organizados por la Federacion de Puerto Rico. Yo e ido a 2, siempre va bastante gente, si encuentras alguno y quieres ir me avisas para yo tb ir :P... 

Rick56

Dale, el algun momento quiero jugar un torneo en vivo, me avisas igual si sabes de uno a ver si puedo ir.

Rumpelstiltskin

ok