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davidkimchi

Also is 141 a good score for rapid

KeSetoKaiba
davidkimchi wrote:

Also is 141 a good score for rapid

chess.com uses glicko ratings, not elo (but they are almost identical). You find your accurate rating by playing many rated chess games until you feel like your rating has stabilized somewhat; this is your current rating. 

141 is a starting point if that is where you are at; everyone begins somewhere. However a rough estimate is that 1000 rating or below is more "beginner" realm. 1500 an estimate for more intermediate and 2000 an estimate for more advanced; anything higher is much more advanced. These are guidelines though. The chess.com average rapid rating fluctuates some over the years, but it is roughly 1100 rating. Around this level, you are better than about half of all active chess accounts on here.

davidkimchi
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
davidkimchi wrote:

Also is 141 a good score for rapid

chess.com uses glicko ratings, not elo (but they are almost identical). You find your accurate rating by playing many rated chess games until you feel like your rating has stabilized somewhat; this is your current rating. 

141 is a starting point if that is where you are at; everyone begins somewhere. However a rough estimate is that 1000 rating or below is more "beginner" realm. 1500 an estimate for more intermediate and 2000 an estimate for more advanced; anything higher is much more advanced. These are guidelines though. The chess.com average rapid rating fluctuates some over the years, but it is roughly 1100 rating. Around this level, you are better than about half of all active chess accounts on here.

Thanks for the reply. Also do we get seperate ratings for every type of chess we play? which rating is the main overall ranking if there is one?

 

Which type of chess games should i play if i want to be a future GM

KeSetoKaiba

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- No problem replying; happy to help happy.png

- Yes, there are separate ratings based on time control. In "live chess" there are Rapid, Blitz and Bullet categories. There is also a different category for variants and for Daily chess. 

Generally speaking, it is better to play longer time control games (rapid) when you want to improve your overall chess understanding; this way you can think through your moves without feeling rushed. Live chess on chess.com: 10 min games or longer are considered "Rapid" and statistically the most popular time control played by far are 10 min games; that means the game could potentially take up to 20 minutes because that is 10 minutes per player to complete all of their moves; if they run out of time they usually lose on time (few rule exceptions might cause a draw if you run out of time instead such as "insufficient material"). 

Seeking chess improvement, I recommend playing 10 min games or longer mostly (rapid), but if you still feel rushed with this time control, then play an even longer amount that you are more comfortable with.

- There is no "main" time control and typically players player all of them occasionally but focus on a particular time control for a while and then may or may not switch to a different "main" time control. Statistically, 10 min chess is the most popular, so I guess by default most chess.com members "main" rapid.

- As mentioned above, generally longer time controls are preferred for chess improvement. The main thing isn't so much how "long" this is or not, but more important that you don't feel rushed and you have time to think through your moves and consider other options mid-game.

davidkimchi
KeSetoKaiba wrote:

(Bullet pointed responses to make clarification easier)

- No problem replying; happy to help

- Yes, there are separate ratings based on time control. In "live chess" there are Rapid, Blitz and Bullet categories. There is also a different category for variants and for Daily chess. 

Generally speaking, it is better to play longer time control games (rapid) when you want to improve your overall chess understanding; this way you can think through your moves without feeling rushed. Live chess on chess.com: 10 min games or longer are considered "Rapid" and statistically the most popular time control played by far are 10 min games; that means the game could potentially take up to 20 minutes because that is 10 minutes per player to complete all of their moves; if they run out of time they usually lose on time (few rule exceptions might cause a draw if you run out of time instead such as "insufficient material"). 

Seeking chess improvement, I recommend playing 10 min games or longer mostly (rapid), but if you still feel rushed with this time control, then play an even longer amount that you are more comfortable with.

- There is no "main" time control and typically players player all of them occasionally but focus on a particular time control for a while and then may or may not switch to a different "main" time control. Statistically, 10 min chess is the most popular, so I guess by default most chess.com members "main" rapid.

- As mentioned above, generally longer time controls are preferred for chess improvement. The main thing isn't so much how "long" this is or not, but more important that you don't feel rushed and you have time to think through your moves and consider other options mid-game.

 

-oh okay, makes sense. I will definitely try all time controls, and see what im most comfortable with. Also makes sense longer time controls means more improvement and more time thinking. 

Great advice

 

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lilcleesee

how do i see my elo

 

KeSetoKaiba
lilcleesee wrote:

how do i see my elo

117 is your current rapid chess.com rating; you can view rating on the stats page or the right of your chess.com profile.

WestHamClear1

why is my elo not showing up next to my name in live games?

KeSetoKaiba
WestHamClear1 wrote:

why is my elo not showing up next to my name in live games?

You have to play at least 5 chess games for your rating to display on live games.