At my rating, a 90% rating or greater basically means my opponent played a hideous blunder in the opening and I never gave them a chance to recover. This is because when you're very clearly winning, any move that doesn't immediately lose or draw is usually considered OK, and if you make a mistake it probably won't be judged as harshly because chances are you're still winning. And even if you accidentally throw the game away with a truly spectacular blunder, chances are you might still get a higher accuracy than the other player, even though you lost (I've seen that many times). The games I actually consider to be among the best I played have accuracies closer to 80-85%.
Don't Look at Accuracy!! Here's Why
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Hello People,
One thing I noticed when talking with players about accuracy is how it’s being used. Many people think it’s super important and that actually slows down their improvement. I’ll tell you why.
A lot of people look at their game accuracy and think it tells them everything. Like, if they get 90% or higher, they just move on, thinking: “I played so well, nothing to see here.” But that’s the wrong mindset.
Even in games where you get 93%, you can still play terribly. I’ve seen (and had) games where I blundered badly on move 8, but then played solid moves for the rest of the game and got a high accuracy. Does that mean it was a good game? Not really. The game was already lost on move 8. You can be great at openings, middlegames, and endgames but if you blunder your queen, it doesn’t matter
Meanwhile a game with 75% accuracy could be one where you played consistent, logical moves from start to finish. No huge mistakes, just clean human chess. Maybe the engine doesn’t “like” it too much but we’re not playing for the engine. We’re playing human chess. Remember that.
What matters more is how you played, not the number the engine gives you at the end.
Accuracy is fun to look at, sure. It’s satisfying to see a high number. But don’t let it be your main focus. Analyse every game if win or lose, high accuracy or not because there’s always something to learn.
So yeah, stop using accuracy as an excuse to skip analysis. Use it as a fun stat, not a lesson. Real improvement comes from actually understanding what you did, why you did it, and how to do better next time.
Just a short explanation on how looking too much at accuracy can slow your progress and that’s it. Bye.