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Are the ratings the same/similar?

Chess.com's highest rated players have much higher ratings than the top lichess players, but overall, chess.com members should have lower ratings. I think that there is more competition for higher ratings on chess.com because of the number of very good players who play on that website. I play on chess.com as well, and although I am 1900+ on lichess, I struggle to get over 1650 on chess.com.

Purtzian

#3

@TMac310 so chess.com is where it's at 🤔

drmrboss

#4

I am 2200-2300 in bullet/blitz. 2000+ in chess.com.

mathtuition88

#5

Chess.com ratings are usually around 200 points lower than Lichess.

For example,
Chess.com 1600 blitz = Lichess 1850 blitz.
Chess.com 1800 blitz = Lichess 2010 blitz.
(estimated)

Someone compiled a table based on 2016 data (Google drive): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GcVG_slcTUJfi0sQMeaxes_jwYFBrfWaR1ejSSOH-SM/edit#gid=0

This page also lists a few methods of converting Lichess to Chess.com/FIDE/USCF:
https://mathtuition88.com/2017/10/26/lichess-to-fide-elo-rating-conversion/

Chess.com ratings are usually around 200 points lower than Lichess. For example, Chess.com 1600 blitz = Lichess 1850 blitz. Chess.com 1800 blitz = Lichess 2010 blitz. (estimated) Someone compiled a table based on 2016 data (Google drive): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GcVG_slcTUJfi0sQMeaxes_jwYFBrfWaR1ejSSOH-SM/edit#gid=0 This page also lists a few methods of converting Lichess to Chess.com/FIDE/USCF: https://mathtuition88.com/2017/10/26/lichess-to-fide-elo-rating-conversion/