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Is 1500 a Good Chess Rating?
As of July 2026, a 1500 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 91.3% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 10% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 1500 blitz outrates 51.2% of active players.
Where 1500 stands, by platform and time control
| Rating pool | Higher than | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 91.8% | top 8.2% |
| Chess.com Blitz | 91.3% | top 8.7% |
| Chess.com Rapid | 92.1% | top 7.9% |
| Lichess Bullet | 44.6% | top 55.4% |
| Lichess Blitz | 51.2% | top 48.8% |
| Lichess Rapid | 59.8% | top 40.2% |
| Lichess Classical | 46.1% | top 53.9% |
These percentiles cover active rated players: people who actually play rated games, not abandoned accounts. That makes the bar higher than statistics that count every account ever created.
The same standing on other sites and speeds
Taking 1500 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:
| Rating pool | Same-percentile rating |
|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 1481 |
| Chess.com Rapid | 1466 |
| Lichess Bullet | 2200 |
| Lichess Blitz | 2024 |
| Lichess Rapid | 1925 |
| Lichess Classical | 1949 |
Numbers come from our percentile-equating model, recomputed monthly from the Lichess weekly census (CC0 data) and our own random sample of active Chess.com players. Full details on the methodology page.
Frequently asked
What percentile is a 1500 chess rating?
On Chess.com, a 1500 blitz rating is higher than 91.3% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 1500 blitz is higher than 51.2% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.
What is 1500 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?
A 1500 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2023 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.
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