What is considered a decent rating in chess?
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RogerHolly
Dec 7, 2025
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#21
ANY rating is a decent rating, if you’re playing and getting enjoyment from the game.
Dec 7, 2025
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#23
Sturm_Gambit wrote:
chesssblackbelt wrote:
It depends what rating you are
To Magnus, decent is a GM
To me, it's any player who's fide rated
Thanks I have a FIDE Rating of 850.
1400 is the minimum fide rating. Which is like 1800 on cc
Dec 7, 2025
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#24
Sturm_Gambit wrote:
chesssblackbelt wrote:
Sturm_Gambit wrote:
chesssblackbelt wrote:
It depends what rating you are
To Magnus, decent is a GM
To me, it's any player who's fide rated
Thanks I have a FIDE Rating of 850.
1400 is the minimum fide rating. Which is like 1800 on cc
Lowest possible **FIDE** rating=1000
Considering I am going down and down and plateaued, I am somewhere around ~850 but considered unrated by FIDE. However, this is just an approximation anyway.
Which world are you living in. From March 2024, the bare minimum of FIDE rating is 1400. All players below 2000 were given a rating boost for making them all above 1400.
The formulas was:
[2000-(Your Rating)]*0.4 + Your Rating = New Rating
Dec 7, 2025
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#25
Bro, I know that your FIDE rating is 1069 (February 2024) . So, you'll now be 1443 inactive.
Dec 7, 2025
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#26
So, you were never FIDE rated! Your profile misled me. Check mine also:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/88145557
I'm 1460
Dec 7, 2025
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#27
Bro my fide rating is 1469 and im fide rated player so i won that touraments and i won that prizes and won that a medals and trophy and awards so good lucky
Dec 7, 2025
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#28
I try not to underestimate 1400 fide players because they can give me tough games. They never fall for my tricks and I usually end up winning just because they make passive moves a lot losing tempo
1600 if nice
Chess.com has rated me as 1500+ here but I am trash at chess with near zero "understanding of the game"
Depends on how you define decent. Being able to win a pick up game against a random person walking down the street...300.
Decent means you can go to a generic chess club and stand a chance of winning a game or two...1200
1200-1400 chess.com blitz is decent, you will win most of your casual friends and strangers with ease.
Dec 7, 2025
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#33
I think even a 500 could win against nearly all strangers
At your rating you could probably walk in any direction for a day straight without seeing anyone better than you at chess
chesssblackbelt wrote:
I think even a 500 could win against nearly all strangers
At your rating you could probably walk in any direction for a day straight without seeing anyone better than you at chess
Good luck trying that in Russia
Dec 7, 2025
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#35
I live in London where there's 10 million people and it's still true probably
This thread is like an IQ test.
Dec 7, 2025
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#38
Ziryab wrote:
London has a lot of clubs with many strong players.
Yeah but chess players don't go outside so it's probably true
Ziryab wrote:
London has a lot of clubs with many strong players.
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