I currently sit at 1300 rapid and it was a grind to get there. I decided to test out what would happen if I pressed advanced and set up a new account. My second account is 1750 and I can play the rapid games there very comfortably with right at the same win rate. I really do feel that 1100 to 1800 is really just all the same. Depends on where you were placed. You truly have to be around 1850 to pull out of the "middle range" of Elo. But, it's just a number folks. I'm not a GM.
How can I reset my current Elo rating?
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Aug 18, 2024
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My Elo is less than 200, but I am better at chess than that. I lost most of my Blitz rating in the arenas.
BKwh0pper20 wrote:
My elo is 400, but I beat all of the beginner levels and almost all the intermediate levels but it just keeps being 400. How can I fix It
Just play actual players or try to make a new account and play from there
Dec 10, 2024
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josh_093 wrote:
My rating just hit 2000. =(
And I find 1800 plus players hard already, and want to play more leisurely and not competitively.
On a side note, does chess.com allow unrated matches?
Go to custom then unselect rated, ez.
josh_093 wrote:
Hi all.
The question says it all.
Why? Because I think most of my wins are out of luck and still have much to learn in the middle game.
Thanks!
No one is going to give you a real answer. Just stupid politically correct answers. The answer is simple, and there really is only one. Go to protonmail or mail2home, get you another few email addresses, and get another chess.com account or two. Start over.
Apr 2, 2025
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I'm finding the elo rating to be broken in lower tiers. I have two accounts in one I'm playing 850+ and steadily climbing to 900. In this account I cannot get over 200. The people I'm facing in lower tiers are FAR more difficult than the ones I'm facing in higher tiers. 200 is low low and the people I'm facing are far from "beginners"
Feb 26, 2026
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kretcraf wrote:
why pp want to rest their pswards but like then most of ur games are plobaly no skill and ur enemy wasn't trying
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chess.
my elo is 128. how can i increase it and play better.
26 days ago
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A8hir wrote:
my elo is 128. how can i increase it and play better.
Play long time controls like ten min, take your time and make sure your opponent can’t take any of your pieces, and check if you can take theirs. Good luck!
26 days ago
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A8hir wrote:
my elo is 128. how can i increase it and play better.
simple rules;
checks (can you put your opponent into check? it may be your best option)
threats (are any of your pieces unprotected?)
captures (can you capture anything? Especially is something hanging, can be taken for free?)
don't hang pieces (move a piece to a square where it can be taken for free)
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/166442307738/review
first two moves, fine.
move 3, maybe, it can'r be instantly taken, but now you MUST move or defend your knight
move 4, you left a knight hanging!
move 5, you hung a pawn and lost it!
move 6, check, ok, black must defend but your bishop is hanging so open for taking if Bd7 blocking the check.
move 7, you're 5 points down and you hang a pawn? The game is over!
and by my count you've thought for a total of 22 seconds! Slow down!
My rating just hit 2000. =(
And I find 1800 plus players hard already, and want to play more leisurely and not competitively.
On a side note, does chess.com allow unrated matches?
Just switch it to casual and challenge ppl or start a game on casual until sum1 clicks it