1400 am I still a beginner?

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PatrickHockstetter
Is 'For Beginners' still the place for me if I've hit 1400 rapid?
YellowVenom

It's not, but that hasn't stopped scores of other people. Do what you like.

wordswithcolor
I’m a beginner
picklez011
Play blitz, it’s a bit harder
KevinOSh

Yes and no. Compared to a 1000 you're an expert and compared to a 2000 you're still a beginner.

Congrats on reaching 1400.

dude0812
KevinOSh wrote:

Yes and no. Compared to a 1000 you're an expert and compared to a 2000 you're still a beginner.

Congrats on reaching 1400.

That reminds me of this thread of a 1200 blitz, 1400 rapid player VladimirHerceg91 https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/the-curious-case-of-1200-the-expert-s-rating?page=1

KeSetoKaiba
PatrickHockstetter wrote:
Is 'For Beginners' still the place for me if I've hit 1400 rapid?

Rating is all relational, but I wouldn't consider you a "beginner" - perhaps "learning" like the rest of us, but I'd say 1400 is more intermediate player level. This rating on chess.com certainly knows a few basic checkmates, theoretical endgames and is for the most part past opening principles and hanging pieces. 

In the tougher rating pools, then sure 1400 might be lower, but for the rating pool of ALL chess players, then 1400 is actually above average - tough to consider above the 50 percentile a "beginner" wink.png

HaydenJory

300 is beginner

skour2
PatrickHockstetter wrote:
Is 'For Beginners' still the place for me if I've hit 1400 rapid?

Congrats. Beginner is a relative - since everybody starts with a different skill level, when starting to play chess. Some people more or less immediately beat 1800s in longer time formats (once they've learned the rules). The same people will probably lose a lot in the quick / flagging / trickery - type of games. I don't know what the base skill level of the average player is, but I'd guess that it's below 1400 rapid.

IntoxicatedOldGeezer

Yes.

Gambitiodic

1400 is around the 95th percentile on this website. Fewer than one in twenty players here reach 1500. No one is claiming that this is approaching mastery, but I think that's setting the bar for beginner extraordinarily high. 

QuizBot
1400 is in the top half of all chess players recorded by Chess.com - and even greater considering all the players who do not play online. Safe to say, not a beginner.
hrarray
Congrats on reaching 1400, it is probably the start of intermediate territory.
kvasir3

If not, then is there a forum "For Intermediates"?

WowThisIsWeird

depends

Compared to a grandmaster: beginner

Compared to average chess players: not a beginner

DrSpudnik

OK, once more:

If you just began, you are a beginner.

If you have been playing for years, you just stopped improving and have hit a plateau.

Mike_Kalish

1400 is your puzzle rating. Your game rating is considerably lower, and definitely in the "beginner" range. 

PatrickHockstetter
mikekalish wrote:

1400 is your puzzle rating. Your game rating is considerably lower, and definitely in the "beginner" range. 

My puzzle rating is 2300 what are you talking about?

Gambitiodic

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zone_chess

1400 online is on the verge of being intermediate. So keep it up, and get to a steady 1500. After that, chess starts.

Also keep in mind that your OTB rating will be 300-400 points lower, so you're still just at 1000-1100 happy.png in the real chess world. Stay humble, keep learning.