Am I a good player?

My ratings normally remains around 900. On chess.com amazing players are there while when I play with someone else they don't play that good. So will I be called a good player or a bad player or average player. Pls let me know.

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Each organization's ELO is set to average at 1200; 900 isn't really a very high rating at all. It's hard to say what you'll be called, though, since you're still playing and learning.

BUT

The important thing to remember is that being a good player is ultimately about whether or not you continue to learn from and enjoy the game. That attitude is also the best way to improve.

If you are 900 are improving daily then a good player.

If you are stuck at 900 bad player.

Complely agree with Blargdragon. I was 800 bullet rated, but I just kept on the game and studied it a bit for massive improvement. Working on tactics and goin over your completed games to find the mistake would majke you at least 1200.

900 is simply a 1200 who hasn't played much yet.

It's not really good or bad, it's beginner.

Hmm. Indeed. My ratings only reflect my 30 yrs of playing chess. I have no complaints. But am I a good player?

I longer compete or study anymore, basically playing by the seat of my pants, experience, whatever skill or knowledge accumulated. I no longer have fast calculating ability, memory capacity I used to have.

I'm not bad, these days.

But if you're a newbie, don't let your rating be your only benchmark. It may take years before you can say on this site you're average. Don't be soo conscientious of ratings. Enjoy playing. If you learn something take it simply as adding to your ever evolving play. Strive for 910 but don't think about it. If you love chess, it will come to you. When you beat a 1200 player, consider yourself, "pretty good".

When you become 1200, consider yourself "getting better".

You get what I'm saying?

Playing's the thing, my friend.

(Not ratings)

@DanielDey, here's a 'rough' graph to give you a better understanding of how the different levels work on this site and also with Fide.

0000 - 1000: Beginner 

1000 - 1200: Advanced beginner 

1200 - 1400: Intermediate 

1400 - 1600: Advanced Intermediate 

1600 - 1800: Advanced player

1800 - 2000: 'Advanced' advanced player

2000 - 2200: Expert

2200 + Master Level

thanks u all, u opened my eyes, I will keep enjoying and improving. Any ways chess is one of the best indoor game.

thanks u all, u opened my eyes, I will keep enjoying and improving. Any ways chess is one of the best indoor game.

We all have to start somewhere. =)

I would suggest playing more online games and take your time rather than blitz until you improve. 

His online rating is based on one game you may hold off on that assessment.

When i first started to play chess it was back in 2002 at Yahoo. My first rating there was around 1200 with highest around 2100 if i remember correctly. I am not sure how much this means, but 900 i think is just terrible. I resumed chess 3 years later with chessmaster program. And there 900 rated was extremely easy to beat, making random moves. But i went to live chess and browse some games by 900 bullet/blitz players. Well they play better than what i expected but still at midle game free pieces everywhere, not sure why they play chess but probably is fun for them. Keep in mind there is a lot of sandbagging out there.

Yeah, as nearly 100% beginner (I didn't even know what tactics were) I had near a 1200 rating on yahoo over 10 years ago...

But 1200 here is a lot stronger I think.

see THIS is the problem with being too general.

1200 is NOT the average on blitz.  1100(ish) is the average on blitz, But on standard or online its much higher.

so here's the question for you guys that say "1200 is average"?

I am average (1175 blitz),  good (1450 standard) or advanced (1650 online) chessplayer?

I really think I'm an intermediate player in each of the timecontrols- although i am clearly betteer at standard/online than I am blitz (even when compared to the average).

Average is also hard because there are different levels of seriousness. (all ratings below are OTB, not online.)

People who never read or do drills or play in tournaments may be 800-1300 with an average of ~1000.

People who read a little, do some drills, and play at their local club may be 1300-1900 with an average of 1600.

People who travel to big tournaments and study regularly (for years) may have an average closer to 2200... but this is already something silly like 0.001% of the general population who play chess (tournament and non-tournament players).

So in practice your self evaluation is more about who you associate with. There are professionals who wouldn't give you a 2nd look unless you're at least GM, but if you're a 1300 casual player then you're likely undefeated and seen as a chess deity by your associates.

Problem with people I can beat is they barely know the rules, and things usually don't end well...  

The blitz average here is 1102, standard is 1249 and online/daily is 1299. So the OP is below average. However if you're a begginer, 900 isn't a terrible place to be. If you've been playing for years and still 900, I wouldn't expect to ever be very good at chess.