Lichess VS Chess.com (Ratings)
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On chess.com my elo for Blitz fluctuates a lot (check my profile) where as on lichess, my rating has steadily improved since playing on the site, now at 1313 (same username if that helps at all). I know that at my level Lichess ratings tend to be 300/400 points higher than chess.com ratings, but why does my rating fluctuate so much here. Not having a go with this post, genuinely wanting real feedback.
Different rating systems + different pairing approaches + different communities + your activities are different: ~1100 games on chess.com vs ~200 games on lichess since January 9, 2026 (the day you created the account on lichess)...
Also I created a stylish plot based on your blitz game history:
Omg, thank you for that. Seriously awesome of you
That is so kind of you :)
Does my chess.com rating (around 800) mean I get paired with new players who may have higher and lower ratings than me? How much impact do you think that might have on my rating?
Looking at the graph, I can see more similarities between fluctuations on both sites now. Just less games on lichess means less of a drop. But drops on both do seem to correlate
Thanks again :)
Some fluctuations, obviously not all
Sorry, I should have processed fully before responding. Still something I'm trying to get better at. I got used to having to respond sooner than I like to and still do it from time to time.
