Is 1100 considered a respectable and above average rating?

Red Alert! We have yet another OP who needs a hug.

A first grader in a tournament that I ran last week improved his OTB to the mid-1100s. He’s very impressive. The last first grader in my city with a rating above 1100 had been kindergarten state champion. He’s in college now and has a rating near 2100.

not this person who thinks all 500s should be removed

Hello. I was about 1700 blitz on lichess and 1100 blizt on chess.com I have played all my life over 30 years but never really studied. I do have openings up to 10 moves that i play within the 1st 20 seconds of the game. I try also to build my attack around my knights so will mostly trade bishops for knights. The advice about studying checkmates seems very good. i am going to do that more. i still fall for traps and players who know my openings and have studied then i find very tricky to win or even draw with. hopefully this helps!

no, 1100 here is a joke

Chess ratings are a joke. Unless you are making money on the game...it is a game and chances are you have wasted too much time and money on the game.

Better then wasting it on anime and fortnight 💀

Hello everyone, I don't play chess often and so have very little practice as a beginner. Can anyone give me advice?(I'm a student and I don't have the time to play a lot)

I'll try. Thanks!

How about motivate, not destroy?

I say 1100 is good enough. It's average enough.

1100 is well above average but certainly not a respectable rating.

Respected by whom?

The average person walking down the street? Well ok only about 1 in 10 would actually be interested in playing chess at all. In those 1 in 10 an 1100 would smash 9 out of 10.

So an 1100 would dominate over 90 percent of the population of the earth in a game of chess.

I gave up a draw to a 1200 yesterday. I was dead lost when he offered the draw. My rating points were refunded this morning.

1100 is quite respectable if you are young or just beginning. When my young students reach that level, they are usually regularly winning trophies. The few who reached 1100 while in kindergarten or first grade passed my rating in high school.

If you are an adult or have played chess for any length of time, a rating of 1100 indicates serious defects in your game, usually of a tactical nature. You drop pieces regularly.

Serious defects in your game lol. Look at the word game. Prioritize your life.

Indeed.

My priorities: Wife, dog, fishing, shooting, chess. Alas, chess takes up more time because I also teach it. My wife also thinks that I put my dog before her.

It is a good rating

1100 is a very good rating