Why is my rating so bad

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notmtwain
hsternchess wrote:

Not sure what a good puzzle rating is, mine is close to 2000 but my blitz rating is hovering around 1000. Is it normal to have such a huge gap between puzzles and blitz?

Yes, it is normal.

Puzzle ratings really aren't like the competitive play ratings.  Persistance really pays off in puzzle ratings. I see you have done 7216 puzzles.  That's a pretty high number.

Hopefully, all the work you put in on puzzles will be useful to you in the long run and your play ratings will rise.

Alramech

Yes, this is normal.  You can use me as another example!  Puzzle ratings do not have an ELO system like actual chess.  Rather, the rating system is a way for the site to give appropriately rated puzzles to you (not too easy and not too difficult).