My Blitz rating: 1498
Puzzle rating: 2514
How much better is your puzzle rating to your chess rating?
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Mar 5, 2024
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Someone did the statics comparing these. I don’t remember the link. But if I am remembering correctly I believe puzzles are on average about 800 points higher than your blitz rating. Surprisingly blitz has a better correlation with FIDE and USCF ratings than rapid. So if your puzzle rating is more than 800 points higher than your blitz rating your next chess books should be the two volume manual of positional chess, my system, or at least an entry level book like Silman’s strategy book or the chess bible visual book. If your puzzle rating is only like 1800 but your blitz is 1400 then your actually worse at tactics for your rating level in comparison to the average player. Then you should probably work on being able to better visualize the board and basic tactics next. Lev Alburts comprehensive chess corse books are fantastic, but the tactics for tournament players should be the next read if your puzzles are only a couple hundred points higher than your blitz rating.
1100 to (around) 2000
difference 900
Puzzle high: 2639
Rapid high: 1017
Difference: 1622
Rapid high: 1017
Difference: 1622
Mar 5, 2024
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#14
sam_wallace wrote:
Someone did the statics comparing these. I don’t remember the link. But if I am remembering correctly I believe puzzles are on average about 800 points higher than your blitz rating. Surprisingly blitz has a better correlation with FIDE and USCF ratings than rapid. So if your puzzle rating is more than 800 points higher than your blitz rating your next chess books should be the two volume manual of positional chess, my system, or at least an entry level book like Silman’s strategy book or the chess bible visual book. If your puzzle rating is only like 1800 but your blitz is 1400 then your actually worse at tactics for your rating level in comparison to the average player. Then you should probably work on being able to better visualize the board and basic tactics next. Lev Alburts comprehensive chess corse books are fantastic, but the tactics for tournament players should be the next read if your puzzles are only a couple hundred points higher than your blitz rating.
the thing is tho, I am 1500 rapid and 800 blitz (trash at blitz) and 2684 peak puzzle which is 1800 higher than my blitz but "only" 1200 higher than my rapid
so that doesn't really apply to me does it?
like rapid or blitz