How bad is a 227 rating in rapid? Be brutally honest please

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I don't want a sugar coated answer.

I want a brutally honest answer.

I know 227 is a bad rating in rapid. But how bad is it? Is it terrible? Super terrible? Am I amongst the worst? 

Are my dreams of becoming a grandmaster pointless?

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davidkimchi wrote:

I don't want a sugar coated answer.

I want a brutally honest answer.

I know 227 is a bad rating in rapid. But how bad is it? Is it terrible? Super terrible? Am I amongst the worst? 

Are my dreams of becoming a grandmaster pointless?

https://www.chess.com/stats/live/rapid/davidkimchi 

227 Rapid (your current rating) is at 10.7 percentile. This means that you are higher rated than 10.7% of ALL chess players in this rating pool. Rounding this to 10%, we can get a visual that if you were to play any random chess players (including Grandmasters, but also including complete beginners), then you'll win 1 game for every 10 on average.

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Chess is not for you.

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Brutally honest answer: it's as bad as it can reasonably be expected to get. Most people are already rated higher just after having learnt the rules, the basics, and having played a few practice games. In other words, 227 Rapid is how good you might expect the average person to be around an hour after being introduced to the game.

As pointed out by KeSeto, you are worse at chess than 90% of people who know the rules of chess. You would be considered "bad at chess" even by people who don't play chess, hate chess, and/or have only played a few times in their life. For reference, I was already rated 450 after my very first few games, and I had hated chess with a passion before that.

I feel no remorse in saying any of this since you're obviously either a troll or a child who would desperately need a reality check at some point, anyway. No, there is no chance you will ever become a grandmaster, let alone beat the world champion. But you can still set an ambitious and impressive goal which is within the realm of possibility ─ such as one day becoming an expert or master. Both are achievements that are widely recognised both within the chess scene and outside of it that don't require you to live in a delusion. I would recommend you set one of those (or lower, if you aren't ready to dedicate years of your life to continuous training).

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It's terrible.

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OP you’ve taken the first step to becoming a GM ! …….keep up the good work ✌️😎
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NervesofButter wrote:

I don't want a sugar coated answer.  227 is about as bad as it gets.  [Mod edit: please refrain from using inappropriate slurs - JG]  make fun of you.

I want a brutally honest answer.  See my first reply.  But to expound even more.  You're a new account so that is the first red flag.  You're asking for answers to a question that has an obvious answer, so that is red flag #2. 

I know 227 is a bad rating in rapid. But how bad is it? Is it terrible? Super terrible? Am I amongst the worst? Yes like i said.  Even [Mod edit: please refrain from using inappropriate slurs - JG]  make fun of you.

Are my dreams of becoming a grandmaster pointless?  You have no desire to be a GM.  You're a new account that thinks they have invented trolling.  I assume a rickroll will be next.

@NervesofButter, for future reference, the term [Mod edit: removed slur - JG]  is not used anymore. The correct term is mentally or intellectually disabled.  I have a son with Down Syndrome and he HATES the “R” word. Thanks for understanding.

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Also, @NervesofButter, I assume u blocked me because of the spamming incident. I apologized to everyone for that OVER a month ago and I PROMISED never to do it again. And I’ve kept that promise.

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davidkimchi wrote:

I don't want a sugar coated answer.

I want a brutally honest answer.

I know 227 is a bad rating in rapid. But how bad is it? Is it terrible? Super terrible? Am I amongst the worst? 

Are my dreams of becoming a grandmaster pointless?

 

you want a brutally honest answer 227 is Super terrible also you are only 127 points higher than the lowest rating you can get

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RESPECT. 

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NervesofButter schreef:
Riverlandjack wrote:

RESPECT. 

This is what i mean by [Mod edit: removed slur - JG] .  All of your posts.

I'm your biggest fan. 

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NervesofButter schreef:
Riverlandjack wrote:
NervesofButter schreef:
Riverlandjack wrote:

RESPECT. 

This is what i mean by [Mod edit: removed slur - JG] .  All of your posts.

I'm your biggest fan. 

Thank you and welcome to my list of blocked members.

Ladies and gentlemen the last action hero. 

 

BUTTER BOY. 

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NervesofButter schreef:
Riverlandjack wrote:
NervesofButter schreef:
Riverlandjack wrote:

RESPECT. 

This is what i mean by [Mod edit: removed slur - JG] .  All of your posts.

I'm your biggest fan. 

Thank you and welcome to my list of blocked members.

I really am your biggest fan. Unblock me. 

 

PLEASE. 

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Riverlandjack wrote:

 

Speaking of spamming...

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davidkimchi wrote:

I don't want a sugar coated answer.

I want a brutally honest answer.

I know 227 is a bad rating in rapid. But how bad is it? Is it terrible? Super terrible? Am I amongst the worst? 

Are my dreams of becoming a grandmaster pointless?

 

There exists chimpanzees that have achieved a rating higher than 227. 

You will never make GM. 

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warherd wrote:
davidkimchi wrote:

I don't want a sugar coated answer.

I want a brutally honest answer.

I know 227 is a bad rating in rapid. But how bad is it? Is it terrible? Super terrible? Am I amongst the worst? 

Are my dreams of becoming a grandmaster pointless?

 

There exists chimpanzees that have achieved a rating higher than 227. 

You will never make GM. 

There exists chimpanzees that have a larger brain than you

You aren't smart in the least bit