I would say 1200 is good if we take into consideration all chess players of the world including casual players and people who have played chess at least once in last few years.
1500 is good for semi-serious chess players.
1800 is good for serious chess players.
2400 is the starting point of professional chess.
I would say 1200 is good if we take into consideration all chess players of the world including casual players and people who have played chess at least once in last few years.
1500 is good for semi-serious chess players.
1800 is good for serious chess players.
2400 is the starting point of professional chess.
Agreed. I dont think there is an actual point where you just get good. You have to know what you are comparing with.
I feel good at being 522 OTB in only a year or two-does not mean that I'm good, just lucky
That's sad. I was beating 1522s halfway in MY first year
nobody gets to 220o with out trying uscf atlas in places where ti is hard to get ratings. In Missouri I play like a 1400 per their inflation and i play like a 1900 in new york/ texas, they have inflated ratings
just be your definition of good!
I would say any titled player is a good rating, since they can win money while playing their hobby! Right around 2200 would be the starting point.
I don't know about the "rating" being good or not, but if you maintain your current rating and continually have an upward trend over time then you are probably either a good player now or will become one.
I tied for first in the U2200 section at the World Open, then got wrecked in masters sections so now it's like I'm 1200 again. 
IM: "This was your first draw against an IM, wasn't it?" Me: "Yeah..."
So stay just below 2200 if you want to feel on top of the world in class sections. The players on the top boards of a state championship can easily be on the bottom boards of international tournaments. It's another world.
I tied for first in the U2200 section at the World Open, then got wrecked in masters sections so now it's like I'm 1200 again.
IM: "This was your first draw against an IM, wasn't it?" Me: "Yeah..."
So stay just below 2200 if you want to feel on top of the world in class sections. The players on the top boards of a state championship can easily be on the bottom boards of international tournaments. It's another world.
WOW. I am impressed that you drew an IM with an under 2200 rating. Congratulations, even other IMs are sometimes happy with a draw against one another if you read the games they publish. Can you post your game so we can see how it went????
Humanity is always attempting to take something qualitative and make it quantitative so that it sounds more meaningful.
At the end of the day a human is qualitatively determining the values assigned to each factor used in the "how good of a chess player am I?" algorithm.
Instead, be happy with wins, learn from losses and dont lose sleep over your ranking until "GM" appears before your name
Cheers!
it's an artificial number?
As opposed to... an organic number? A number that grows on trees?
lmao
Humanity is always attempting to take something qualitative and make it quantitative so that it sounds more meaningful.
At the end of the day a human is qualitatively determining the values assigned to each factor used in the "how good of a chess player am I?" algorithm.
Instead, be happy with wins, learn from losses and dont lose sleep over your ranking until "GM" appears before your name
Cheers!
I see this as bad advice... it's good to have goals and it's rewarding to improve. Some enjoy those parts of the game. If you you just want to take it casual then no one is stopping you either.
People generally have one of three answers to the original question.
A) The rating I am at is good.
B) The rating I plan to reach is good.
C) A rating a lot higher than mine is good.
For rapid I think a player above 1400 is "good" at the game. It's all relative though. A 1400 is nothing compared to a 2200+. But a 1400 rated player would maul anyone new to the game.
I think about 1700 is when you start getting really good and then you just get better the more your rating goes up.
I'm 2351 and I'm nowhere close to good.
So it must be considerably higher than that.
If your opponent shows gallantry, his rating is necessarily excellent
Chess me
https://www.chess.com/blog/Meredite/chess-me
I'm 2351 and I'm nowhere close to good.
So it must be considerably higher than that.
Don't worry, few daily chess players are. (jk )
duh
1500 is really good actually!