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Why is Lichess so much better than chess com?

You use your studies while playing games? Most serious players use Lichess unless they're sponsored. Lichess is better for reasons such as better/quicker analysis, free puzzles and the studying resources. The only upside to chess.com is it's chess learning videos, rating system, and the bots to play against.
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Is lichess rating more accurate than chess com?

it an accurate way to calculate fide rating. For example lichess biltz is 2300 chess.com biltz is 2100 and maybe fide rating of 1900. You can find many cheaters in this sites so the rating isn't so accurate. Based on the numbers of games I played, my lichess rating is 200 points higher than my chess.com rating.
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Is lichess rating easier than chess com?

Overall, at the 2400 level, lichess ratings are rougly the same as chess.com. At about 2500 is when lichess ratings become harder to achieve. You missing a point rating might be similar bUT time, energy, stress, skills etc ... to reach them sooooo much harder on chess.com.
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Why is my lichess rating so much higher than chess?

Well, first or all, you haven't played that many games - 17 games aren't all that much, thus your rating isn't that stable. It will be stable, when you have played some more games. But: You are higher rated here on lichess as you are OTB, because Lichess does not use the ELO-rating, rather it uses the Glicko2-rating.
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What is a 1800 rating equivalent to in lichess?

1800 on lichess would be around 1500 if you're super bad on internet but more like 1400 for a randome player who is fine with otb and online. a 1800 fide would be around 2000-2100 if they're bad online but should be rated 2200.
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Is 1900 a good lichess rating?

One the most useful data about this is ratings distribution. At 1900 you are "better" than 90% rapid players (even not counting all people playing chess, but not so much to play it online) on Lichess.
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How strong is Lichess level 6?

What is the rating of this level? You can see the rating when you look into your played games. Stockfish 6 is rated at 1900.
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How close is Lichess rating to FIDE?

Around 2000 Lichess the difference is around 300, the higher you go, the less difference in ratings, the lower you go, the more difference in ratings, until you reach 1500 Lichess which will be around 1000 FIDE, at which point, lower ratings have the same difference as 1500 Lichess difference.
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Who is the highest rated on Lichess?

If you're talking about how high you can get if you win all your games, it's probably around 3800 because if you go any higher than that you won't get any rating from winning (because you are hundreds of points higher than your opponent). 1. f3 ... A00 Barnes Opening 1. ...
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Does magnus play on lichess?

Magnus Carlsen seen playing Lichess Titled Arena on Stream getting help to Trap Naroditsky's Queen. With accusation flying about everywhere. I recall seeing a live stream of Magnus Carlsen surrounded by a group of friends while he playing the Lichess Titled Arena in December 2021.
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What is a respectable chess com rating?

The rating should be: under 1200: beginner 1200-1600 =advanced beginner 1600-2000 good tournament player 2000-2200 internationally ranked. 2200-2300 Us life master. 2300-2400 International master. 2400-2500 grand master. 2500-2600 strong grandmaster.
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What is 1600 Lichess equivalent to?

1600 here means you are barely above 50% and it should be equivalent to 1100-1200 over there. Lichess starts your rating at 1500, while Chess.com does it at 1200. Also both use different methods to calculate ratings. Lichess uses the Glicko-2 method which is more fit for online chess.
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Is 1800 on chess com good?

1800s are half decent players. They are good at tactics, have a basic sense of strategy, know a little opening theory, and have decent endgame knowledge. They still hang pieces occasionally. Not amazing players, but not bad either.
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What is the average lichess ranking?

Lichess ratings start at 1500, as is recommended by the Glicko system definition. The median player rating of Lichess is close to 1500, and there is no significant deviation of this value over time. The Lichess ratings can often be higher than ratings from other systems that start at 1200, such as FIDE or chess.com.
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How good is 1500 rating on lichess?

1500 is supposed to be the average rating of a club level player, according to some quick googling. GMs are in a different league than club players, so it makes sense for them to start higher.
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Does Lichess have the 50 move rule?

50 move rule: If 50 moves pass without a pawn move or a piece capture, the game is declared a draw. Timeout draw: If a person's opponent times out, but the person cannot checkmate the opponent in any conceivable manner, then the game is declared a draw.
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How bad is 600 rating on chess com?

A 600 rating is normal for someone who's had a little experience but is otherwise completely new. A real beginner rating is about 250. 650 shows significant progress beyond that. The average player on chess.com is about 960, I think.
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Is a 2300 rating on Lichess good?

A player who is rated 2300 on Lichess is quite strong.
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Is 3000 chess rating possible?

3000 rating is out of bounds for humans to reach; Magnus Carlsen is a chess monster but there will always be other extremely strong competition.
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Which is the longest game in Lichess?

Longest Game Ever Recorded: Nikolić–Arsović, Belgrade 1989 Part 128.
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What is Stockfish 1 rated?

Stockfish has consistently ranked first or near the top of most chess-engine rating lists and, as of February 2023, is the strongest CPU chess engine in the world. Its estimated Elo rating is over 3500. It has won the Top Chess Engine Championship 13 times and the Chess.com Computer Chess Championship 19 times.
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What is the lowest rank in Lichess?

>Lichess has a limit. 600 is the lowest possible rating that you can have. If you lose a game at 600 rating, your rating will not decrease.
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What is the age limit for Lichess?

>To sign up for a Lichess account, you need to be 16 or over. If you're under 16, you can only use Lichess with kid mode permanently enabled (configurable here) or with parental/guardian supervision and consent.
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