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Lowest rating possible in lichess?

#2
It looks like on the rating graphs that there are probably 1000-2000 or so active accounts with at least one rating for a variant in the 400s or less. Finding these accounts would be very difficult however. It seems that getting to such a rating would almost be as difficult as getting to 2800+ as you would have to lose about the same amount of games as they would have to win. Of course, unlike 2800s who can control games with their skill, 400s cannot have their opponent resign on them or even draw without losing their low rating. Aka, it’s easier to get to 2800 then 400 so you probably won’t find those account very easily.
#3
I think the min rating is 400, but idrk
so there could be some acc with 400 rating ig
#4
The lowest rating I found was a 400
@CB_Reyanshk

The lowest non provisional rating I found was a 470
@ozbeyozkurt

This could go lower with further research, but I already spent 20 minutes trying to find these

Edit: side note, these are both blitz ratings.
#6
2022 year: 600
2023 year: 500
2024 year: 400
2025: ?????????
#8
Definitely not me(Although I have a ridiculously low rating)
#9
@Gleb_Momot said in #7:
> Lowest perf I've seen: -75 In 2024 Winter Marathon

Isn’t that impossible? Because even if you lose to everyone you play, it will still place you maybe 300 or so points behind the lowest player you lost to. And the higher the ratings that you lose to, the higher your performance is. So how can you get a negative number?
#10
@dstne said in #9:
> Isn’t that impossible? Because even if you lose to everyone you play, it will still place you maybe 300 or so points behind the lowest player you lost to. And the higher the ratings that you lose to, the higher your performance is. So how can you get a negative number?
If you're losing the 1st game in your tournament your performance is -500 form your opponent's rating so that person just lost to 425 and: 425-500=-75.
Even not only I've seen this, a lot of persons in chat was discussing about it.