why do lichess and chess.com start with different start ratings lichess 1500 chess.com 1200
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KidRonaldo07
Feb 15, 2025
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Is there a reason why or is it that lichess or chess.com are trying to copy Fide starting rating
Feb 15, 2025
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KidRonaldo07 wrote:
Is there a reason why or is it that lichess or chess.com are trying to copy Fide starting rating
FIDE doesn't have a starting rating. It's based on performance.
Each site has different rules. Here there are multiple possible starting ratings: 400, 800, 1200, 1600
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8584217-how-do-i-create-a-chess-com-account
Liches ratings are inflated. Or chess.cok ratings are deflated. Look at it both ways