Second game 2100.
Guess the Elo

whats the answer?
The answer is 2496, and no one guessed within 300 points of that rating.
@JackRoach was the closest, and because of that, he gains 5 points.
Link to game: https://www.chess.com/game/live/5598388428

Leaderboard (as of now)
- tie between @CrusaderKing1 and @JackRoach, both at 5 points
- @Forgetful_Guy at 2 points

I say around 1400-1600 as my first guess. The opening was a little awkward and the endgame was sketchy, although they did refute each other's threats and played a decent middlegame. 1500 is my estimate.

I'd be surprised if the ratings for that one were over 2000... but it's hard to tell with blitz
I'll guess 1700 1800 2000

I'd be surprised if the ratings for that one were over 2000... but it's hard to tell with blitz
I'll guess 1700 1800 2000
they played really well, i'd say 2100 at least

One of the big moments for me was on move 56 white didn't take the pawn... which means time pressure... which means white spotted that 46.Rxa3 was bad in time pressure, so lower than 1800 would be surprising to me.
Unfortunately I feel like the first 15 moves of the game could have been played by just about any rating, which makes it really hard to guess... except for black's f5, which is silly, and then a few minor middlegame decisions makes me think less than 2000.
So that's why I chose that range.

One of the big moments for me was on move 56 white didn't take the pawn... which means time pressure... which means white spotted that 46.Rxa3 was bad in time pressure, so lower than 1800 would be surprising to me.
Unfortunately I feel like the first 15 moves of the game could have been played by just about any rating... except for black's f5, which is silly, and then a few minor middlegame decisions makes me think less than 2000.
So that's why I chose that range.
makes sense, but aside from the opening, i think the rest of the game was pretty good quality (with time trouble of course
2nd game hint: At least one of the players has an official title
Hints like that make the game too easy. I would just increase all my guesses by 200 points for example... but that's boring.