Why is my Lichess rating so high?

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.

What is considered as a high rating in Lichess?

Another way to compare strength is to see where you stand on the percentage graph. Currently, 1800 is better than 75% of Lichess players whereas 2025 is 90%, the top 10% of competitors. If you are ambitious, then you might be looking to get into the top 5%. 1800 in 4 months is too good !

Is a 2300 rating on Lichess good?

A player who is rated 2300 on Lichess is quite strong.

Is 2400 a good rating on Lichess?

2400 very good and has good experience in the game and is a expert.

Is a 1700 Lichess rating good?

1700 rapid is pretty good! I don't want to disappoint you but 1700 lichess is like the equivalent of 1400 fide... You can't easily compare different rating systems and player pools.

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What is Lichess 1800 equivalent to?

If you have a lichess rapid rating of 1800, don't expect to score an 1800 performance at your first USCF event. Your rating will map to roughly 1335 USCF. The complete data set below maps all lichess ratings to their OTB averages across our survey results.

Is 2200 a good Lichess rating?

Someone rated 2200 is better than 95% of lichess players.

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.

Is 3000 chess rating possible?

Is a FIDE rating of 3,000 possible? Yes, it's possible, but extraordinarily difficult and unlikely. Most players will tell you the only way to improve your rating is to play higher rated players. If you're the highest rated player in the world, you can't do that.

Can you get to 3000 rating in chess?

General range of ratings

Ratings could range from 100 to nearly 3000. You may lose your rating points or gain them. But you cannot lose your US Chess rating.

Is Lichess rating close to FIDE rating?

Generally Lichess Ratings are higher than Fide Ratings.

What is Zen mode in Lichess?

It lets you play a game without any potential distractions (chat, notifications, ...). You only see the board, the clock, and the important buttons such as offering a draw. Try it out by pressing the Z key while playing.

What is the lowest rated account on Lichess?

600 is the lowest possible rating that you can have. If you lose a game at 600 rating, your rating will not decrease.

Who is anonymous in Lichess?

'Anonymous' is someone who hasn't logged himself into Lichess with his name. Everybody can be anonymous when he doesn't want to be recognized while he watches a game. Users without accounts.

Who is Orange_Ghost chess?

IM Yoav Milikow (Orange_Ghost) - Chess Profile - Chess.com.

Who is the oldest player in Lichess?

who is the oldest lichess player still playing? Yuri Lvovich Averbakh is the oldest living chess grandmaster.

Who is the owner of Lichess?

In 2010, Thibault Duplessis began work on Lichess as a hobby project. The site was simple at the beginning, not even checking to see if moves were legal. He made the site open source, which means anyone is free to read the source code and make contributions.

Who is the best Lichess player in the world?

Who is the best Lichess player?

Magnus Carlsen

Born in 1990, Carlsen is a chess grandmaster and current World Champion.

What is an average rating in chess Lichess?

You'll see exactly where you stand compared to others. 1550 is average by statistic of lichess. Most of beginners will start at maybe 1400 or 1300 on lichess which can still be considered average. Below 1300 and above 1650 starts to get out of the average values.

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.

Why does LiChess start at 1500?

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.