Incredible Blitz vs Online Rating Disparity

By the way I'm not saying no one cheats. I've encountered a fair few cheaters myself while playing online (people who crushed me and were later banned).

I'm a bit higher than 2000 in Online. In fact, I'm always terribly upset when I occasionally drop below 2000 (seems as though its been two years or more since that depressive losing streak). My blitz rating vacillates between mid-1800s (rare) and mid-1400s (on very bad days). On those bad days, I usually lose a few games to 1200s. Other days, I usually beat them more than 95% of the time.

I even use more time than that when playing (slow) OTB games! Of course I am forced to speed up later in the game because I will lose on time otherwise, but when there is no acute time pressure the average time per move is at least 5 minutes, and 15 minutes or more on one move is not uncommon. I am not sure how much time I use Online, but it's certainly much more than those 5 minutes per move (although over an hour is rare for me).

Also, as others already mentioned, when the position is tactically complicated I often delay the dicision one or more days, often the position is much clearer after a nights sleep.

bro u need to go and get a life instead on thinking about others i jst saw ur profile pic u look like 50years+ so get off from the couch and earn some cashhh

bahaha!! Indian homies be tellin' it like it iz yo. Keep it real bro, u ain't no try hard gangsta are ya

Interesting topic. I think that "Online Ratings" are fairly accurate (Compared to OTB ratings) as long as YOU DON'T CHEAT. 

OTB has both elements of the game, the blitz and the long think porportion. For example, when in time trouble, the player has to blitz out the moves, while with more time the player can make more accurate moves. 

I don't know if its good or not but maybe if we take both and take average of it to see a player's true strength? 

I think percentile scores mean more. There, however, one must understand that the Chess.com pool is heavily tilted towards the casual player. If you are in the top ten percent of players in your nation, expect to be in the top 5% on Chess.com.

Are you referring to me?  If I look 50 years plus, shouldn't I already be retired and not needing to earn "caaaaash"??  I don't get it - I guess you figure that out and get back with us.