crossfire125 wrote:
Enjoy chess and don't care too much about ratings. I know it's addictive but the most important thing is to love the game. After all , most of us are not professionals and will never be!
What is Consider a Good Chess Rating on this Site?
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Agreed!
a good rating is what feels good to you
Nov 2, 2023
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#625
@jukt
Don't give up. I believe that you will be a great player someday.
Nov 2, 2023
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#627
CharlestonViennaGambit wrote:
That's coming from a 1200.
2300 rapid is a good rating.
anything that is above 1500 is considered as a good rating
"anything that is above 1500 is considered as a good rating"
its very subjective. If you just learned how the pieces move, 500 is probably very good. If you are competing at international level, 1500 is probably very weak.
Lets go with the percentages and say top 10% is relatively good. For rapid. Blitz doesn't matter and nobody cares about bullet.
Apr 8, 2024
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#630
here is my answer:
under 1200 novice
1200-1500 : beginner player
1500-1800 : good player
1800-2200 : expert player
2200-2500 : master player
above 2500: world champion
Like I said - very subjective.
A player in the high 1400s rapid would be in the top 4% but still a beginner by your criteria.
Siuuuu
1900+
Apr 26, 2024
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#634
Why do people assume 1500-1700 is good? I am 2000 and I have only been playing chess for 2 years
Apr 26, 2024
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#635
This means anyone playing above 5 years can easily get 2000-2200
Jun 5, 2024
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#637
From all these comments I think it's fair to say that a good rating is subjective. My opinion is that a good rating is anything better than you previously were. If you were 1100 on Monday and can be 1150 on Friday, that's a good week. You'll go up and down, but if you're enjoying the game and happy with how you're developing then that's a good rating for you.
I HATE IT so much when people say people who are either 900, 1,000, 1,100 or people who are 1200 are "advanced beginners" like we are good at chess and NO ONE will say we're advanced beginners
I used to really struggle to get into the top 15% for rapid, now I am in the top 5%. This is not because I have got a lot better, its because there are now over 21 million players in the rapid pool, and I guess the majority of them are beginners.
"Good" is very subjective, if you enjoy playing who cares what rating you have.
This is true. Size of the pool matters and legions of beginners will affect your percentile ranking. In comparison to my top 1/2 of 1% in rapid on this site, my USCF rating only has me at 93. Even this national pool is inundated with weak players. In my state, where most youth events are rated through a regional system rather than USCF, my percentile is barely 88. That lower percentile score is a much better reflection of where I stand among those who care about their chess.
Haha, I'm easily the worst at my school's chess club where everyone is 1800+ otb (and it doesn't help that we have an NM and Carissa Yip).....I've only gone twice, but I think they seem to think my level is at least "respectable" or maybe they were just being nice lol.
You should go consistently. That’s a great learning environment.
I want to yeah but there's a bit of an.... issue.....do you mind if I DM you about it?
Thanks for the comment