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How high of an accuracy does someone need to win?

I was thinking and I've had around 10 percent accuracy wins so what is the lowest accuracy someone has achieved while winning

I was thinking and I've had around 10 percent accuracy wins so what is the lowest accuracy someone has achieved while winning

Depends on his or her opponent's accuracy I think.

Depends on his or her opponent's accuracy I think.

well it probably depends on the opponent because if my accuracy is like 5 % then my opponent doesn't have to have a 70 % accuracy.

well it probably depends on the opponent because if my accuracy is like 5 % then my opponent doesn't have to have a 70 % accuracy.

If you make the 4th or 5th computer move all game long, and the only actual accurate 1st option move is the one where you checkmate.

What is the accuracy percentage you get in total for that move?

Or if you play 100% accuracy except the last move where you blunder and you get checkmated. Whats your accuracy %?

The accuracy doesnt matter. What matters is who wins.

Accuracy will only indicate if you are playing well or not, not who wins, you can mess up in the last few moves and still have a high accuracy.

If you make the 4th or 5th computer move all game long, and the only actual accurate 1st option move is the one where you checkmate. What is the accuracy percentage you get in total for that move? Or if you play 100% accuracy except the last move where you blunder and you get checkmated. Whats your accuracy %? The accuracy doesnt matter. What matters is who wins. Accuracy will only indicate if you are playing well or not, not who wins, you can mess up in the last few moves and still have a high accuracy.

@Alientcp said in #4:

If you make the 4th or 5th computer move all game long, and the only actual accurate 1st option move is the one where you checkmate.

What is the accuracy percentage you get in total for that move?

Or if you play 100% accuracy except the last move where you blunder and you get checkmated. Whats your accuracy %?

The accuracy doesnt matter. What matters is who wins.

Accuracy will only indicate if you are playing well or not, not who wins, you can mess up in the last few moves and still have a high accuracy.

No I don't think it is possible. If a player keeps playing with 100% accuracy all game long, it means that even if that person blunders one time, checkmate after that very move is not possible since the 100% accuracy player has played in such way. Although if the 100% accuracy player keeps on blundering, he or she might get checkmated. You can clearly see the downfall of the accuracy with the opponent's accuracy higher if the opponent plays more moves as per stockfish. That can happen if he can find a mating sequence.

Although the point to prove me wrong is that if a person keeps on blundering but checkmates his or her opponent by a fluke, the accuracy won't count.

@Alientcp said in #4: > If you make the 4th or 5th computer move all game long, and the only actual accurate 1st option move is the one where you checkmate. > > What is the accuracy percentage you get in total for that move? > > Or if you play 100% accuracy except the last move where you blunder and you get checkmated. Whats your accuracy %? > > The accuracy doesnt matter. What matters is who wins. > > Accuracy will only indicate if you are playing well or not, not who wins, you can mess up in the last few moves and still have a high accuracy. No I don't think it is possible. If a player keeps playing with 100% accuracy all game long, it means that even if that person blunders one time, checkmate after that very move is not possible since the 100% accuracy player has played in such way. Although if the 100% accuracy player keeps on blundering, he or she might get checkmated. You can clearly see the downfall of the accuracy with the opponent's accuracy higher if the opponent plays more moves as per stockfish. That can happen if he can find a mating sequence. Although the point to prove me wrong is that if a person keeps on blundering but checkmates his or her opponent by a fluke, the accuracy won't count.

@Chess-King90 said in #5:

If a player keeps playing with 100% accuracy all game long, it means that even if that person blunders one time, checkmate after that very move is not possible since the 100% accuracy player has played in such way.

The opponent has counterplay even if you play 100% accurate. Theoretically the game is about even, if not dead even.

So it is possible to play a 100% accurate game where you can be checkmated, but you have the 1 tempo advantage and win regardless if you can be mated in 1, you have the tempo, but if you mess up at the critical point, you lose.

There could be a game where you play 100% accurate and the opponent was having a horrible game, then blunder the whole queen and you resign on the spot. The accuracy wont drop that much, but you lost.

It also could be in a similar case where you have 100% accuracy, your have a piece pinned to your queen, move the other piece, lose the queen and resign, but turns out that losing the queen unlocked a forced mate, so it was the correct move, you just didnt see it. You will end up with 100% accuracy and still lost the game.

There could be the case where you had a 100% accuracy game, made a blunder, which didnt ended up in a mate, but did end up in a losing position. Play the top move of the engine the next 50 moves and still lose because the position after the blunder was impossible to save.

Accuracy does not determine who wins. Of course, the higher accuracy you have indicates that you are having a good game, but 1 single mistake does not lower the accuracy that much, even if it turns out to be the losing mistake. The accuracy will still be high.

The only thing accuracy is useful is to measure your average play. If you have very low accuracy means that you need to understand more the game.
If you have higher accuracy, it only means that your sense for the game is good.

You can lose most of your pieces by mistake and still win. You can have higher accuracy than your opponent and still lose.

Sure, if you graph it, you will have a tendency that having overall higher accuracy that your opponent will yield more wins. Thats obvious. But at the end of the day, its a tendency, its an average, it doesnt mean you will actually win for sure if you have higher accuracy. 1 blunder changes the rest of the game. Even if you still play the rest of the game perfectly.

We all blunder a lot. So the graph will be all over the place. You will have a lot of wins where your accuracy is lower, you will have a lot of loses where your average was higher. So the data is pretty much useless cause it doesnt say much. Its not reliable since you win losing positions on a regular basis and you lose winning positions on a regular basis.

The data you are looking for its not useful to you. And who knows if it can be provided.

@Chess-King90 said in #5: > If a player keeps playing with 100% accuracy all game long, it means that even if that person blunders one time, checkmate after that very move is not possible since the 100% accuracy player has played in such way. The opponent has counterplay even if you play 100% accurate. Theoretically the game is about even, if not dead even. So it is possible to play a 100% accurate game where you can be checkmated, but you have the 1 tempo advantage and win regardless if you can be mated in 1, you have the tempo, but if you mess up at the critical point, you lose. There could be a game where you play 100% accurate and the opponent was having a horrible game, then blunder the whole queen and you resign on the spot. The accuracy wont drop that much, but you lost. It also could be in a similar case where you have 100% accuracy, your have a piece pinned to your queen, move the other piece, lose the queen and resign, but turns out that losing the queen unlocked a forced mate, so it was the correct move, you just didnt see it. You will end up with 100% accuracy and still lost the game. There could be the case where you had a 100% accuracy game, made a blunder, which didnt ended up in a mate, but did end up in a losing position. Play the top move of the engine the next 50 moves and still lose because the position after the blunder was impossible to save. Accuracy does not determine who wins. Of course, the higher accuracy you have indicates that you are having a good game, but 1 single mistake does not lower the accuracy that much, even if it turns out to be the losing mistake. The accuracy will still be high. The only thing accuracy is useful is to measure your average play. If you have very low accuracy means that you need to understand more the game. If you have higher accuracy, it only means that your sense for the game is good. You can lose most of your pieces by mistake and still win. You can have higher accuracy than your opponent and still lose. Sure, if you graph it, you will have a tendency that having overall higher accuracy that your opponent will yield more wins. Thats obvious. But at the end of the day, its a tendency, its an average, it doesnt mean you will actually win for sure if you have higher accuracy. 1 blunder changes the rest of the game. Even if you still play the rest of the game perfectly. We all blunder a lot. So the graph will be all over the place. You will have a lot of wins where your accuracy is lower, you will have a lot of loses where your average was higher. So the data is pretty much useless cause it doesnt say much. Its not reliable since you win losing positions on a regular basis and you lose winning positions on a regular basis. The data you are looking for its not useful to you. And who knows if it can be provided.

well sometimes the accuracy won't count cause as Chess-King90 said, if a person keeps blundering but somehow checkmates the other person then accuracy won't count

well sometimes the accuracy won't count cause as Chess-King90 said, if a person keeps blundering but somehow checkmates the other person then accuracy won't count

I saw 37% once.

I saw 37% once.

Accuracy? What about sacrifices, traps, hidden or not. The eye on the situation on the board and predictive thoughts are more helpful I think. Although I'm far from it, way to distracted lately and blunder moves kill me each time.

Accuracy? What about sacrifices, traps, hidden or not. The eye on the situation on the board and predictive thoughts are more helpful I think. Although I'm far from it, way to distracted lately and blunder moves kill me each time.

I'm not sure I agree with it meaning anything. Accuracy outcomes greatly depend on the type of structures on the board. In some situations, there is clearly only one move that even a beginner will find. In others there are many ins and outs to consider as was pointed out above. My hypothesis is that accuracy will fluctuate more based on variant and playing style than on player strength.

I'm not sure I agree with it meaning anything. Accuracy outcomes greatly depend on the type of structures on the board. In some situations, there is clearly only one move that even a beginner will find. In others there are many ins and outs to consider as was pointed out above. My hypothesis is that accuracy will fluctuate more based on variant and playing style than on player strength.

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