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What is the highest possible rating on Lichess?

I have a question.
What is the highest possible rating in Lichess.

I have a question. What is the highest possible rating in Lichess.

No such thing as highes possible rating unless you assume something. Like you can win second best player so ans so often, never lose. If win every single game rating will go up forever. In practice draw rate amongst top players put limit somewhere. But without reasonable estimate what it could be: impossible to say

No such thing as highes possible rating unless you assume something. Like you can win second best player so ans so often, never lose. If win every single game rating will go up forever. In practice draw rate amongst top players put limit somewhere. But without reasonable estimate what it could be: impossible to say

Basically, one could answer this question, but it is some effort.
One could use the formulas from the liches source code and write a simulation, where one player wins every game and then see, if and on what level his rating levels off.

Basically, one could answer this question, but it is some effort. One could use the formulas from the liches source code and write a simulation, where one player wins every game and then see, if and on what level his rating levels off.

There is no limit.
When one player wins all his games, his rating will be 735 higher than the highest.
If then a new player wins all games against this player, then he will be 735 higher.
And so on.

There is no limit. When one player wins all his games, his rating will be 735 higher than the highest. If then a new player wins all games against this player, then he will be 735 higher. And so on.

GM Zhigalko is at 3101 bullet.
If a new player A enters and beats GM Zhigalko in every game, then the new player A reaches 3101 + 735 = 3836.
If a new player B enters and beats player A in every game, then the new player B reaches 3836 + 735 = 4571.
If a new player C...

GM Zhigalko is at 3101 bullet. If a new player A enters and beats GM Zhigalko in every game, then the new player A reaches 3101 + 735 = 3836. If a new player B enters and beats player A in every game, then the new player B reaches 3836 + 735 = 4571. If a new player C...

Yes, there is a limit, but it's not trivial to calculate. It depends on the number of players in the pool. For example, if Lichess only consisted of two players and they both start at 1500 and one player always wins, the winning player will eventually stop gaining rating points and the losing player will eventually stop losing rating points. I'm not sure what those ratings would be but it's finite. Once you add more players, the limits can change. If a third player joins and starts beating the previous top player, the limit will go up but again, it will reach a limit. So even if the God of Chess is in the player pool, his rating is not limitless unless there is an infinite pool of players. And since there is a finite number of players, the ratings will always have a limit.

Yes, there is a limit, but it's not trivial to calculate. It depends on the number of players in the pool. For example, if Lichess only consisted of two players and they both start at 1500 and one player always wins, the winning player will eventually stop gaining rating points and the losing player will eventually stop losing rating points. I'm not sure what those ratings would be but it's finite. Once you add more players, the limits can change. If a third player joins and starts beating the previous top player, the limit will go up but again, it will reach a limit. So even if the God of Chess is in the player pool, his rating is not limitless unless there is an infinite pool of players. And since there is a finite number of players, the ratings will always have a limit.

#7
This stems from the rating system. Above 735 rating difference a win gets no extra rating.
#8
Future players are born all the time.

#7 This stems from the rating system. Above 735 rating difference a win gets no extra rating. #8 Future players are born all the time.

@tpr Is there really no eytra rating or is it just so small that a difference is not displayed? In other words, is rating internally calculated with more than two decimal digits?

@tpr Is there really no eytra rating or is it just so small that a difference is not displayed? In other words, is rating internally calculated with more than two decimal digits?

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