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Rating Comparisons (Updated July 2025)

Wondering how your online rating compares to official over-the-board ratings?
We analyzed thousands of player profiles to help you understand exactly how Chess.com, Lichess, USCF, and FIDE ratings stack up.

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Chess.com vs. FIDE and USCF (Table 1)

Key Rating Trends in 2025 (Table 1 Updates)

The biggest changes this year to Table 1 are:

1. Fewer players in our dataset are currently active USCF members.
2. USCF ratings have risen relative to Chess.com blitz ratings, especially for players under 1700. In fact, players rated under 1200 in blitz now have USCF ratings over 100 points higher on average!

USCF Ratings

• For players under 1500, USCF ratings tend to be 100–150 points higher than Chess.com blitz.
• Between 1500 and 1800, the ratings begin to converge.
• Above 1800, Chess.com blitz ratings gradually become higher than USCF.

FIDE Ratings

• FIDE’s recent rating adjustments are now clearly impacting comparisons:
• At the low end, FIDE ratings can be hundreds of points higher than Chess.com blitz.
• Ratings converge around 1800.
• Above 1900, FIDE ratings tend to be lower than Chess.com blitz ratings.

Rapid & Bullet Comparisons

• Bullet ratings are consistently slightly lower than blitz across all levels.
• Rapid ratings usually start higher than blitz, with a breakeven point around 2000 where blitz catches up.
• Interestingly, rapid ratings now track more closely to USCF than blitz ratings do.

This analysis is based on:

• ✅ Over 9,000 Chess.com player profiles
• ✅ 1,200+ FIDE and USCF player profiles
• ✅ All players were active in both systems for accuracy

Reading the Table

• Find your Chess.com blitz rating in the first column.
• Use the corresponding row to estimate your USCF, FIDE, Rapid, and Bullet ratings
• The (+/–) column shows the typical range for 50% of players

Chess.com Blitz	Bullet (+/- 130) N=9249	Rapid (+/- 115) N=10193	USCF (+/- 130) N=1293	FIDE (+/- 85) N=1873
500	445	735	715
600	530	835	775
700	620	945	860
800	725	1035	930
900	825	1130	1055
1000	920	1230	1155	1450
1100	1020	1320	1280	1490
1150	1070	1365	1325	1540
1200	1115	1405	1350	1555
1250	1165	1450	1390	1570
1300	1205	1500	1435	1610
1350	1260	1540	1480	1625
1400	1305	1575	1530	1650
1450	1355	1610	1570	1690
1500	1400	1655	1595	1710
1550	1450	1695	1640	1720
1600	1510	1730	1675	1735
1650	1575	1780	1710	1745
1700	1615	1810	1750	1770
1750	1665	1850	1790	1795
1800	1715	1890	1815	1810
1850	1780	1940	1850	1840
1900	1825	1990	1880	1880
1950	1880	2010	1910	1910
2000	1930	2035	1940	1925
2100	2035	2080	2005	1990
2200	2155	2135	2085	2055
2300	2255	2190	2185	2135
2400	2355	2235	2210	2210
2500	2465	2290	2260	2275
2600	2570	2355	2315	2350
2700	2670	2425	2435	2415
2800	2785	2480	2500	2470
2900	2875	2545	2575	2535
3000	2985	2625	2685	2590

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Lichess Ratings vs. Chess.com (Table 2)

Curious how your Chess.com rating stacks up against your Lichess.org rating?

This chart compares active players on both platforms, using Chess.com blitz as the baseline. All players included had an RD (rating deviation) under 150, meaning they’ve played regularly and their ratings are stable.

Here’s what we found in this year’s update:

• Lichess Blitz ratings are now about 40 points higher than last year relative to Chess.com blitz.
• Lichess Classical ratings are 20 points higher.
• Lichess Bullet ratings are 10 points lower.
• Lichess Rapid ratings remain roughly the same.

Note: The number of active Lichess users in our dataset has decreased slightly over the past year, but the comparisons remain strong thanks to our filtered criteria.

Reading the Table

• Find your Chess.com blitz rating in the first column.
• Use the corresponding row to estimate your USCF, FIDE, Rapid, and Bullet ratings
• The (+/–) column shows the typical range for 50% of players

Chess.com Blitz	Lichess Blitz (+/- 75) N=2489	Lichess Bullet (+/- 120) N=1945	Lichess Rapid (+/- 100) N=1344	Lichess Classical (+/- 85) N=314
500	1030	975	1205	1405
600	1075	1010	1270	1435
700	1145	1075	1340	1495
800	1200	1115	1400	1555
900	1335	1200	1515	1625
1000	1420	1295	1615	1715
1100	1475	1385	1690	1770
1150	1525	1435	1730	1795
1200	1565	1475	1765	1810
1250	1605	1530	1795	1830
1300	1635	1575	1825	1850
1350	1670	1630	1850	1855
1400	1705	1675	1880	1865
1450	1745	1720	1915	1915
1500	1780	1770	1930	1935
1550	1815	1805	1965	1935
1600	1850	1845	1990	1935
1650	1895	1895	2020	1985
1700	1910	1920	2035	2000
1750	1950	1960	2055	2010
1800	1970	2000	2085	2030
1850	2005	2040	2115	2045
1900	2050	2110	2135	2070
1950	2075	2145	2155	2095
2000	2100	2195	2185	2100
2100	2170	2255	2240	2125
2200	2235	2330	2285	2195
2300	2295	2400	2330	2245
2400	2370	2490	2380	2340
2500	2445	2560	2445	2360
2600	2560	2700	2510	2435
2700	2625	2765	2595	2500
2800	2695	2870	2630
2900	2780	3005	2705
3000	2850	3090	2735

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Lichess Ratings vs. FIDE and USCF (Table 3)

How do Lichess.org ratings compare to official over-the-board (OTB) ratings like USCF and FIDE?

We created this table by combining the data from Tables 1 and 2 to map Lichess ratings directly to OTB equivalents.

Here’s what we found:

• Lichess ratings are generally higher than USCF and FIDE ratings across all time controls.
• The rating gaps increased for bullet and classical, but decreased for blitz and rapid.
• For example, a Lichess rapid rating of 1800 maps to roughly 1400 USCF or 1595 FIDE—so don’t expect to perform at your Lichess level in your first OTB event.

Use the table below to see how your Lichess ratings translate to typical over-the-board ratings based on thousands of survey results.

Lichess Blitz	Lichess Bullet	Lichess Rapid	Lichess Classical	USCF	FIDE
1030	975	1205	1405	715
1075	1010	1270	1435	775
1145	1075	1340	1495	860
1200	1115	1400	1555	930
1335	1200	1515	1625	1055
1420	1295	1615	1715	1155	1450
1475	1385	1690	1770	1280	1490
1525	1435	1730	1795	1325	1540
1565	1475	1765	1810	1350	1555
1605	1530	1795	1830	1390	1570
1635	1575	1825	1850	1435	1610
1670	1630	1850	1855	1480	1625
1705	1675	1880	1865	1530	1650
1745	1720	1915	1915	1570	1690
1780	1770	1930	1935	1595	1710
1815	1805	1965	1935	1640	1720
1850	1845	1990	1935	1675	1735
1895	1895	2020	1985	1710	1745
1910	1920	2035	2000	1750	1770
1950	1960	2055	2010	1790	1795
1970	2000	2085	2030	1815	1810
2005	2040	2115	2045	1850	1840
2050	2110	2135	2070	1880	1880
2075	2145	2155	2095	1910	1910
2100	2195	2185	2100	1940	1925
2170	2255	2240	2125	2005	1990
2235	2330	2285	2195	2085	2055
2295	2400	2330	2245	2185	2135
2370	2490	2380	2340	2210	2210
2445	2560	2445	2360	2260	2275
2560	2700	2510	2435	2315	2350
2625	2765	2595	2500	2435	2415
2695	2870	2630		2500	2470
2780	3005	2705		2575	2535
2850	3090	2735		2685	2590

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