What rating level is lichess?

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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2024-01-10 19:41:54

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Is 1600 a good chess rating in lichess?
Is 1600 elo a good chess rating? 1600 is a good chess rating on Chess.com
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but not on Lichess (where ratings are a few hundred points higher on average). 1600 elo is not quite a professional chess player yet, but it's very good for a casual player.
2024-02-21 06:48:26

Does lichess give an elo rating?
What rating system does Lichess use? Ratings are calculated using the Glicko-2 rating method developed by Mark Glickman. This is a very popular rating method, and is used by a significant number of chess organisations (FIDE being a notable counter-example, as they still use the dated Elo rating system).
2024-02-19 18:13:31

What rating is lichess level 6?
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Stockfish
Stockfish is a free and open-source chess engine, commonly used to calculate the optimal move in various chess scenarios needed for a checkmate. It is available for various desktop and mobile platforms and can be used in chess software through the Universal Chess Interface. Stockfish. Developer(s) Tord Romstad.
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level 6 is 1900.
2024-02-12 17:29:48

How good is a 1900 chess rating in lichess?
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.
2023-10-20 03:12:04

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