Performance Evaluation.
Lichess.org offers basic stats, which is really not much; but in fact it does a LOT more than ANY other chess web site would do without monthly fee. The question is how to take the maximum out of it.
It is commonly recommended that your opponents are slightly stronger than you. If you choose the opponents who are a little stronger than you then you can achieve the best progress and learn the most from your games. Under this premise you can analyse your basic stats judging your level depending on how many games you win or lose.
So this is what you can do: find the numbers of games played on your profile. Use the number of games won and divide it by the number of all games played. In my case it would be (631/1159)x100=54% ! Which means that I pick opponents slightly weaker than I ;) Truly I am not that kind of person and I can explain why this happens: it is relatively difficult for me to find an opponent rated at 2200, because sometimes I’d need to wait 5 to 10 minutes before the game begins. That’s why I set formula range at up 2000 elo. Then someone comes immediately. And the folks around 2100 are also quite challenging for me. I am satisfied playing that level.
Anyway, watch your numbers. If your win ratio falls at 45 – 50 % - it’s excellent! That means you are doing your best. 50 – 55 % is also okay. That means your rating is well calibrated and you play at your level. If your win ratio is about 60 % - this could mean that you pick those who are weaker than you, that your elo is boosted (inflated) and you don’t learn from your games as much as you could. Similar - if your ratio is like 40% - not good. We are all humans, we can’t become GMs by simply playing with GMs.
Another useful piece of information would be the opponents average ELO, and they had this on lichess in the past, but the developers removed it for some reason, I have no idea why. But you can find your “favourite opponents’” ratings on your profile. And that can remind you of who you play.
Lichess.org offers basic stats, which is really not much; but in fact it does a LOT more than ANY other chess web site would do without monthly fee. The question is how to take the maximum out of it.
It is commonly recommended that your opponents are slightly stronger than you. If you choose the opponents who are a little stronger than you then you can achieve the best progress and learn the most from your games. Under this premise you can analyse your basic stats judging your level depending on how many games you win or lose.
So this is what you can do: find the numbers of games played on your profile. Use the number of games won and divide it by the number of all games played. In my case it would be (631/1159)x100=54% ! Which means that I pick opponents slightly weaker than I ;) Truly I am not that kind of person and I can explain why this happens: it is relatively difficult for me to find an opponent rated at 2200, because sometimes I’d need to wait 5 to 10 minutes before the game begins. That’s why I set formula range at up 2000 elo. Then someone comes immediately. And the folks around 2100 are also quite challenging for me. I am satisfied playing that level.
Anyway, watch your numbers. If your win ratio falls at 45 – 50 % - it’s excellent! That means you are doing your best. 50 – 55 % is also okay. That means your rating is well calibrated and you play at your level. If your win ratio is about 60 % - this could mean that you pick those who are weaker than you, that your elo is boosted (inflated) and you don’t learn from your games as much as you could. Similar - if your ratio is like 40% - not good. We are all humans, we can’t become GMs by simply playing with GMs.
Another useful piece of information would be the opponents average ELO, and they had this on lichess in the past, but the developers removed it for some reason, I have no idea why. But you can find your “favourite opponents’” ratings on your profile. And that can remind you of who you play.