How bad is a 640 rating

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RyanCal

more than the fork on the rook it allows Be6, Qd7, CM

whiteknight1968

If you're 640 rating and your really enjoying it, who cares

The best player is the one having the most fun

InsanePig23456

640 is trash

InsanePig23456

Don't look at my rating

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KeSetoKaiba
Jacer34 wrote:
Having played chess for a combined period of a year (several decades ago) and having joined a couple chess.com a couple of weeks ago my rating is now around 630-650. If the standard ELO rating for beginners is about 800 this means that I am playing to a standard worse than an absolute beginner! The weird thing is I have played a few good games with people around the 600-700 range and each of us seem to have a grasp of the basics of the game and tactics - eg planning ahead with defence and attack and implementing forks, pins etc and knowing how to finish. Is the rating on chess.com different or are all if us at my level simply catastrophically awful?

This rating is close to the global average rating of about 660. This is an average rating in the context of about half of all players are lower rated and about half of all players are higher rated.

The reason you hear many consider this "beginner" range is because most chess players are "beginners" by the definition with ability and overall understanding in mind.

Chessfinnisher

I guess you can win every one in your Family at chess, Just check the Global ranking, and you will get the answer, the great thing is that we can all improve.happy

whiteknight1968

USCF class G.

Unless you've only just started, pretty useless.

magipi
king_at_the_boards wrote:

@Jacer34: You responded to a very harsh statement given, but you proved everyone wrong [who was against you] and ended up being the hero.

Too bad that he stopped playing.

2 years ago.

TwilightPioneer

there are many youtubers you can learn chess. I agree with @bdub76. Watching Gotham Chess does help a lot with openings and endgames.

paul_zzz
Pfff 640 for beginners :(
TwilightPioneer

Bro just stop

TwilightPioneer

Everyone is trying, don't try to dishearten them.. Keep playing chess

redpolitefeather

I think a 640 is a great rating to start with. As a 2000, I started at about 650

RideZen2

You're good. 🙂

daddybeera

its a ... good starting point

Arush_KK5

Really bad

Arush_KK5

Sorry if I make you feel bad

redpolitefeather
paul_zzz wrote:
Pfff 640 for beginners :(

You'renot even 640