Why is my blitz rating lower than my rapid rating?

There are several factors involved with rating differences: There is no one-to-one mapping between blitz and rapid ratings on online sites such as lichess and chess.com. Usually, the blitz pool has much more experienced and stronger players, thus your rating in blitz could be (much) lower.

Does blitz make you worse at chess?

For many of the same reasons that blitz is so fun – playing out many games in a short period, quick positional and tactical assessments, and unsound sacrificial attacks – blitz can be very harmful to your serious, slow chess game.

Is blitz harder than rapid chess com?

Yes blitz is harder. A 1700 rating in blitz puts you in the top 130,000 players, but a 1500 in rapid puts you in the top 50,000. More people play it; plus with less time to think, your pattern recognition and intuition has to be better as there’s less time to calculate or come up with new plans and ideas.

How can I improve my blitz rating?

a few ideas:

1. increase your rating in the 30 minute games. as you become stronger, your instincts/calculation will improve.
2. work on your speed / time management. play tons of games at the faster time control and consciously look at your time.

Why is blitz so bad?

Playing blitz makes you worse at rapid and longer games because you get used to playing moves that aren’t well thought out. Additionally, it trains you to think quickly instead of deeply. It depends on the exact time control and type.

How good is 1500 at chess?

1500 on chess.com is indeed a good rating. Your USCF rating would be in the range of 1300 -1700 depends on how you play in the tournaments.

Do online chess ratings transfer to over-the-board?

Chess ratings are highly correlative between the different systems though, so improving one’s online chess skills should transfer to over-the-board play. This plot shows the correlation between USCF Regular Ratings (y-axis) and Chess.com Blitz Ratings (x-axis).

What are the different chess ratings for different levels?

ChessGoals lists the following categories for players based on chess.com blitz ratings: 1 Novice (<800) 2 Beginner (800-1099) 3 Intermediate (1100-1399) 4 Intermediate2 (1400-1699) 5 Advanced (1700-1999) 6 Expert (2000-2299)

How is the K-factor determined in chess?

USCF uses a formula to determine the k-factor and FIDE uses a lookup table based on player ratings. Typically as players play more games or have higher ratings the k-factors decrease. This allows these more established players to have ratings that are also more stable.

Is online chess getting more popular in 2020?

With the current landscape in 2020, online chess has definitely increased in popularity as over-the-board events were canceled for most of the year. Chess ratings are highly correlative between the different systems though, so improving one’s online chess skills should transfer to over-the-board play.