1600 players as strong as a 2000 player?

In my old account I was 2076 (blitz) about just 2 weeks ago, but now I'm trying reach at least 1900 and I'm stuck on 1600 mark. My opponents play too strong, I feel like they have the same level as my old 1900 ish oppponents. Why? Why 1600 players are too strong and at same time are 1600 and no 2000? And I have enough sample to say it, I cant be unhappy to play just against underated who go to 200 in few more games: that players are really in 1600 mark...

Why? I consider this a phenomenon, it is as if 1600 ~ 1800 created a bubble in which if you manage to get out will enter another bubble (1800 ~ 2000) and it is not as if you could not keep in 1800 ~ 2000, the strength of my opponents are absurdly equivalent to 200/300 players and sometimes  400! ...

Strange!. And I'm not implying that they're using engines, I'm saying it's weird indeed!

Link your old account so we can see how many games it played and what your rating was.

I I delete my account. You do not believe me? I had about 3k games, my glicko rating variation was 30 (this indicates a stable rating) and my rating ranged from 1900 to 2000, but in some happy sessions I could cross the 2000 mark. Even I posted here a topic with the title: 'my best rating ever, lets celebrate' (or something like that).

Lots of people post inaccurate things, so it's hard to know who to believe.

1700+ now.. if I grind by some days I think a reach 1900-2000 again.. but that is not smoth.. I lose to a 1600 in the same fashion I would lose to a 2000 and this intrigues me...

Please, I am not being arrogant, I just did not imagine that 400 points rating could be so insignificant:

"Ok, For me, on chess.com, between 1600 ~ 2000, blitz 3 + 2 or 3 + 0 "

Anyway, I dont know how this happens with other players, but it would be interesting who has 1900 ~ 2000 try to climb to their usual rating, I think you would face a resistance that will intrigue you too!

The think is: "WOW! Why a 1600 are too strong???" or "Why the fuck was I 2000?"

Ok, I'm willing to test it, but chess.com will ban me if I lose games on purpose to lower my rating, and also if I make a new account.

Someone give me a password to an account with a ~1500 blitz rating that has a low RD and I'll play for a few hours and get it to 2000

in your last game against a 1300 player you was outplayed  that means a 1300 players is not dead...

Anyway, I know what happening with me. When I reach my habitual rating I have a negative winrate, about 44%, that is because at same time I can win a 2200 player I can lose to a 1600...

My best guess is because high 1500's to 1700's are usually either not studying seriously or not capable of sustaining a consistent high rating for whatever reason. The reason they seem so tough is because there weakness in this case is their strength. They are always fighting and play moves you would never of thought of yourself because their not playing theory they are random creative ideas. Usually you haven't seen these moves because a 2300 knows the theoretical ending leads to a bad position. But if you dont know how to punish the bad move you may make a bad response because you shaken and not sure what what to do yourself. So try to not assume that rating is always current and accurate. a 1500 might be a 2000 who is trying to change their style or opening repertoire and are losing points now as they learn and grow back to their true strength. Moral of the story is never underestimate your opponent.

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But it didn't make me stuck at 1600 did it

I find that the difference between 16/1700 and 1900/2k is mostly in positional awareness. I know when I was 1600 I was actually BETTER tactically than now (I've let it slip a bit). The difference is that the 2000er doesn't let you get those tactics as easily. My guess would be that you're getting outplayed tactically.

Everyone has good and bad days. If you're losing a lot today, then take a break and try again on a different day.

1770 now with 220 games. Maybe in 1,5k games I'm in 2000 mark again!

I have to grind at the chess to be profitable lol.

Who plays poker understands what I'm talking about! In poker when we do not convincingly beat our level we need to grind to use our minimum winrate which we eventually have

EDIT: I'm 1800 now... I know nobody care, but that is pretty interesting, 1800 up to 1950 I feel more confortable.... the problem is 1600~1800

I played 100 bullet games last night while drunk. Got a low RD and an 1800 rating.

So now it is the next day and I play against the "low" rated opponents (1800-2000 is not low, but it's lower than my normal bullet rating) and so I won 23/24 games, and gained ~150 rating points.

You ask why low rated players feel strong? I don't think they do.

But if you have a low rating and a low RD, it's going to take a lot of games to bring it up.

A lot of it is psychology.  You're playing 1600s who you believe you're superior too but they believe you are their equal, they're not going to play timid chess or back down, when they get an edge they'll look to convert confidently (not worried about blowing their chance to beat a 2000) or fight when behind.

220 games is more than enough to reach ur desired rating! If you are 1770 with 220 games , you will be 1770 with 10,000 games as well. ( 1570-1970  rating up and down).