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How good is 1800 ELO?

First of all 1800 is NOT an experienced GOOD player, It's the rating that goes with a very average mediocre club player. In the US Chess Federation
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, which is not terribly atypical for Elo ratings, an 1800 player stands above 88%-90% of all rated players.
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How hard is it to get an 1800 chess rating?

If you're a total beginner that just learned the rules of the game recently, it may take between 15 months to 3 years. But if you're a novice and have the basic ideas, it can be done very quickly, the fastest route to 1800 might just be playing players rated 1100 and below only.
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What is a respectable ELO?

To answer the OP, 1200-1400 is a respectable rating for most. 1500-1600 is what many consider "good." Most never reach 1800+ OTB, so I guess that's a good goal to be considered good. It really doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the game. WeakChessPlayedSlow.
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How to get to 1800 chess rating?

The fastest route to 1800 is to play players rated 1100 and below ONLY. Lots of game. Good luck. Kidding aside, players1800 rated and up are advance players who have a very good grasp of openings, mid games and end games.
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Is 1500 elo Advanced?

1500 is way above beginner, but way below someone who regularly studies for years. That's a really low rating for 1700.
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How long does it take to reach 1800 Elo chess?

So for most people I'd guess 3 to 5 years. Depends how long you've been playing as well. If you've not been playing long and are 1250 then you might get to 1800 quite quickly.
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What percentile is 1800 Chess com?

just as a matter of interest FIDE publish only ratings of players with elo above 1200. In that population, elo ~1800 is 28th percentile (its simple to download data from http://ratings.fide.com/download.phtml, copy to Excell and use function PERCENTILE.
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Do top chess players have high IQ?

Strong grandmasters with a rating of around and over 2600 are expected to have an IQ of 160 plus. The strongest grandmasters of the day with their ratings hovering around 2800 are expected to have IQs around 180.
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Is 1800 strong chess?

First of all 1800 is NOT an experienced GOOD player, It's the rating that goes with a very average mediocre club player. In the US Chess Federation, which is not terribly atypical for Elo ratings, an 1800 player stands above 88%-90% of all rated players.
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How good is a 1700 rated chess player?

1700-1900: a very good chess player. Makes few mistakes. Has reached a level of mastery that most Chess players will never reach.
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How many 2000 rated chess players are there?

Players rated above that are masters, while players below that are class players. Approximately 50,000 chess players have USCF ratings, of which approximately 2,500 are rated 2000 or better.
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How high is Magnus Carlsen IQ?

And if Magnus Carlsen is the finest chess player the world has ever seen, he can be that intelligent! His IQ of 190 is ideal for him!
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How hard is it to get to 2000 ELO in chess?

3 years when you are talented. A bit faster(only 2 years) when you are super talented and/or study chess very much. The standard time for most people is 5 years or more and most of all people will never reach 2000 in their life.
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How strong is 2000 ELO chess player?

The way the Bell curve of the rating system is defined, a rating of 2000 corresponds to the top few percent of players. Clearly the 50th percentile (a median average player) will always be distinct from this.
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Is 1800 a good Lichess?

If by solid you mean, what is considered, "Good", on lichess, then anything over 1900 is great. 1800, good, but it's not that impressive. No, 1800 is not solid. even 2000 is not solid in Lichess.
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What chess rating is top 10 percent?

I just hit 1400 and am atm in the top 10 percent according to stats.
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What is 99th percentile chess rating?

99 percentile means you're better than 99% of all players counted. In this case that means chess.com, or if looking at your national rating on a different website, then it would be among chess players in your nation. 50% means you're better than half. 20% means you're better than one fifth.
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Is it possible to reach 2000 Elo chess?

Everyone can reach 2000, though for some it comes quicker than for others. As for myself, 2000 is my goal for next year. I'll reach 1850 OTB in the next rating list. The problem is, I think my game has improved greatly over the last year, but it does not yet come out in my tournament play.
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How hard is it to get to 1600 ELO chess?

Around 1000 hours? (10 hours a week, 2 years long). 1600 is so weak its mainly about understanding basic principles and being able to identify weak moves before you play them. Of course playing is best way to gauge your progress.
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What Elo rating is considered beginner in chess?

Beginners are below 1000, modern world champs are above 2800. Average adult tournament player is something like 1500 or 1600. An 1800 rated player should be able to beat a proficient club player rated 1400 about 9 out of every 10 games, and might even beat a master on a rare occasion.
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Is 3000 chess Elo possible?

The lowest possible rating is 100. The highest possible rating (in theory) is 3000, although the highest rating any chess player has managed to achieve was 2851 which was held by the World Champion at the time, Garry Kasparov.
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How long does it take to get to 1700 ELO?

Just approximately. Approximately 3 months of hard disciplined training can get you to 1700 ELO/FIDE. Not that it really matters. There are a lot of supposedly high rated players who are just as beatable as 1000 level players.
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How hard is it to get 1500 chess rating?

1500-1700 (6-7 years of experience) Advanced intermediate player. Advanced tactical skills and thought process. Player has Intermediate endgame and positional skills at this stage.
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