Wait, why are u underestimating us 1800s??
We can be good, u know.
what is a good chess rating?
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The way I look at it, with a rating of about 1280 in Rapid, Chess.com puts you in the 90th percentile, meaning that you have a higher rating than 90% of the active members on Chess.com. So, while 1280 is a lousy rating from the point of view of any competitive player, it still puts you in the top 10% on the site, and probably in the top 1% of all people in the world.
If you have a rating of 1280, and any "normal" person from the general public who can play chess but who hasn't studied or practiced, you will wipe the floor with them. So, the non-chess world would consider anything over 1200 "good", in my opinion.
200 points higher than yours forever.
if you are 1000 you think 1200 is a good rating... if you are 2000, you think 2200 is a good rating. Hikaru was 2800 and always says he sucks at chess on twitch. He thinks 3000 is a good rating.
Feb 18, 2022
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excellent comment on Hikaru who is a legend should make us all feel good not matter how low our rating is. However my original point (think I created this thread) is what if you're not improving? I've been/being 1500 for so long its depressing, if I go above I lose, below I win - amazing accuracy. I don't have the energy or time with a young family and work to study but I thought just after continuously playing I should improve, right??
Feb 18, 2022
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#248
it depends upon what your goal is. do you want to play chess to enjoy the game or do you want to play chess as a measure of your testosterone production. if you play to enjoy the game then any rating where you can compete with your friends is a good rating. if you care more about proving your virility then no rating is good enough because there will always be someone who will make you look like you just started playing yesterday
Feb 18, 2022
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#249
that is simply not true, nickolay. that chart in the beginning shows that 2200 rating is about top 1%, but that is only of rated players. there are hundreds of unrated players for every single rated player. if you are a cm you are probably rated in the top 0.01% of all people who play and enjoy chess on a regular basis
Feb 18, 2022
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#250
i cannot imagine given the millions of people who know how to play chess that it takes much more than being above 1600 to be top 1% in the world, and if you consider everyone who knows the rules aside from en passant but do not play regularly you probably do not have to be much over 1000 to be top 1% in the world.
MickinMD wrote:
OTB USCF Standard Ratings of 1200 or higher generally represent a player who has a basic understanding of strategy and tactics plus a little intuition. 1600 generally represents a strong player. 2000 is an excellent player. Here's an interesting USCF graph from 2004 - I haven't seen anything more recent and it should be about right today. It says you need to be just over 1200 to be average for active, adult players.
Note that Jeremy Silman estimates chess.com ratings are 200-300 higher than corresponding USCF ratings.
Interesting chart. What does scholastic and non-scholastic mean?
Interesting chart. What does scholastic and non-scholastic mean?
Feb 18, 2022
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#253
in the US some schools have teams or clubs and there are tournaments organized where students compete against each other. states also have state scholastic championships and there is also a national championship
remember the chart only represents rated players and the vast majority of players are unrated
Feb 18, 2022
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#254
young Tani the chess prodigy who was a refugee from nigeria gained international attention by winning the new york state scholastic championship for his age group after only having played chess for about a year
no matter how much you improve, you will always feel like an idiot when you play (very wise, professional advice from a 2100)
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Apr 22, 2022
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also I'm vulnerable for example I'm a very aggressive tactical player that gets bored in static positions (losses) and I had a very unusual experience where for some reason I saw a pawn fork in a smith morra gambit with Qb3?? anyway it was a painful game that lead me into an abyss of strategy and no tactical life what so ever, no surprise I lost and then self destructed with all my other current games too. Anyway sorry for the venting rating is more than just trying to achieve something way beyond your abilities you have to be able to play on the day. good luck my fellow chess.com players!!
I googled what is a good rating on chess.com because not being able to comfortably rise above 1500 is so frustrating and I wanted to know if I'm ok. Reading this has made me feel much worse that good is way higher however its just a game right??