I've very recently been getting back into chess, what is considered the main rating on chess.com? Is it Blitz, Rapid? I've noticed rapid scores are noticeably higher than say blitz mode.
Blitz or Rapid are the most reliable ratings in my opinion.
Bullet has a lot to do with having good reactions, and Daily with how much time you are willing to invest.
"Rapid ratings are the real skill"
No, rapid ratings are where people barely know how the horsey moves.
Wait, who said rapid ratings are the real skill?
Your comments don't really make much sense anyways.
I was drunk and decided to try some unrated anonymous 10 minute games.
Did someone actually say rapid ratings are the real skill or were you just that wasted
A guy (quoted below) said rapid is the main rating because other time controls are too fast to play well... yet when I tried random opponents it was the opposite. The 10 minute players had no idea what they were doing.
I think it's rapid because you actually have enough time to think rather than blitz which is fairly fast.
Play some rated, see what rating(rapid) you get. I'm actually curious.
Play some rated, see what rating(rapid) you get. I'm actually curious.
It sounds wimpy of me to say I wont play rapid after using silly reasons to disparage rapid players... but honestly in the last 10 years I've never played rapid online for fun (unless it's been a simul).
Someone gift me a membership and I'll see what kind of rapid rating I can get playing 5 game simuls at 10|15
Blitz players will tell you: "Blitz".
Rapid players will tell you: "Rapid"
Since I'm a Daily player, I'll tell you the truth: "Daily".
How dont u have a FIDE title?
In order to get a FIDE title, you need to have a FIDE rating.
In order to get a FIDE rating you need to play in FIDE tournaments.
I live in the back woods of New Brunswick, in maritime Canada. The nearest "big city" is 6,000 people. I'm probably the only person within 100 km who plays chess.
The last time there was a FIDE rated tournament in this area was sometime last century (not kidding!).
... so no, I don't have a FIDE rating, let alone a title. I'm just a very talented nonentity.
Oh ok then
I think FIDE ratings are the main rating, since you have to have a good FIDE rating to get a title.
Even though not too many HAVE a FIDE rating.
Unrated 3|0 games vs random stranger are like this
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Unrated 10|0 games vs strangers are like...
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Haha lol such a dumb game 4 black in ur second made-up game
I think FIDE ratings are the main rating, since you have to have a good FIDE rating to get a title.
Even though not too many HAVE a FIDE rating.
If not too many people have a FIDE rating, then it is not the main rating. You can become an NM with a good uscf rating, so that means that could also be a contender for the "best rating".
Your new avi is cool man 🤣
It was drawn for me by Nick Krain, back when I worked with him on the Untalkative Bunny project. He's now a Director in Hollywood!
Here's the full drawing:
Your new avi is cool man 🤣
It was drawn for me by Nick Krain, back when I worked with him on the Untalkative Bunny project. He's now a Director in Hollywood!
I liked your old one better... :\
Your new avi is cool man 🤣
It was drawn for me by Nick Krain, back when I worked with him on the Untalkative Bunny project. He's now a Director in Hollywood!
I liked your old one better... :\
In some sense I agree with you.
At the same time, his old one was a stock photo... he wasn't even the only forum poster who used it.
This one is a flat cartoon drawing, but it has more character and relates to his past in a more personal way.
My two cents.
No, llama, it's just that I'd gotten so used to the old profile picture it feels like talking to a completely different person. Even the status just hits differently.
Your new avi is cool man 🤣
It was drawn for me by Nick Krain, back when I worked with him on the Untalkative Bunny project. He's now a Director in Hollywood!
Here's the full drawing:
Really it's cool !!!!
Untalkative Bunny pilot:
No, llama, it's just that I'd gotten so used to the old profile picture it feels like talking to a completely different person. Even the status just hits differently.
Fair enough.
Your new avi is cool man 🤣
It was drawn for me by Nick Krain, back when I worked with him on the Untalkative Bunny project. He's now a Director in Hollywood!
I liked your old one better... :\
In some sense I agree with you.
At the same time, his old one was a stock photo... he wasn't even the only forum poster who used it.
This one is a flat cartoon drawing, but it has more character and relates to his past in a more personal way.
My two cents.
I liked your Bishops mitre- you should wear it on Holy days.
The upside down cross made it a little awkward though, particularly if I wanted to use it for holy days 
But thanks.
Your new avi is cool man 🤣
It was drawn for me by Nick Krain, back when I worked with him on the Untalkative Bunny project. He's now a Director in Hollywood!
I liked your old one better... :\
In some sense I agree with you.
At the same time, his old one was a stock photo... he wasn't even the only forum poster who used it.
This one is a flat cartoon drawing, but it has more character and relates to his past in a more personal way.
My two cents.
I liked your Bishops mitre- you should wear it on Holy days.
The upside down cross made it a little awkward though, particularly if I wanted to use it for holy days
But thanks.
🤣 any others in the wardrobe?
Holy days?
Blitz players will tell you: "Blitz".
Rapid players will tell you: "Rapid"
Since I'm a Daily player, I'll tell you the truth: "Daily".
bullet is the main one because it is the only one I am above 2k in. That is the truth.