I think you already know the answer.
i know only one answers is cheating. but i don't think so they are doing this..becoz when i was 1250 rated i beat 1700 rating player in online games. i was too happy that I can win against such a strong opponent,but I have just checked his live profil and I was shocked.this player blitz rating is 1011 and standard rating is 1298.
Bad visualisation skills, for me anyway.
It's pretty normal. Online ratings are high.
A player 1700 in live is much better than an online 1700 rated player.
Players rated from 1100-1300 were generally didn't know too much of that opening,strategy,endgames.then why the players are so much better in online games???
Obviously when playing ''online'' you have: a) outside help(books,opening theory), b) much more time to think(less blunders)
While I'm not that bad, my live chess ratings are quite a bit behind (bullet: 13xx, blitz 14xx, standard 16xx, online 18xx, tactics 22xx).
There are two main reasons for this in my eyes.
1) I play bullet/blitz for fun, when I'm finished with a long paper, or when I come home semi-drunk while taking online chess more serious (I still play terrible there too, every now and then..)
2) Online chess ratings are overrated, almost everyone seems higher rated than they should be.
It's pretty normal. Online ratings are high.
A player 1700 in live is much better than an online 1700 rated player.
Generally speaking I would totally agree with you. Although obviously it's a bit more complicated that that.
Yeah, obviously it's a generalisation.
It's pretty normal. Online ratings are high.
A player 1700 in live is much better than an online 1700 rated player.
i saw some players online rating is lower than blitz ,standard.and they played more than 1000 online games.
It's pretty normal. Online ratings are high.
A player 1700 in live is much better than an online 1700 rated player.
i saw some players online rating is lower than blitz ,standard.and they played more than 1000 online games.
Probably timed out a lot of them. The comparative standard is obvious to anyone who plays both anyway.
It's pretty normal. Online ratings are high.
A player 1700 in live is much better than an online 1700 rated player.
i saw some players online rating is lower than blitz ,standard.and they played more than 1000 online games.
Probably timed out a lot of them. The comparative standard is obvious to anyone who plays both anyway.
hmmmm i agree with u.
Players rated from 1100-1300 were generally didn't know too much of that opening,strategy,endgames.then why the players are so much better in online games???