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Is 1900 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 1900 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 97.5% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 5% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 1900 blitz outrates 84.7% of active players.

Whether 1900 is "good" depends on the yardstick. Compared with everyone who plays rated chess online, the percentiles below are the honest answer. Compared with titled players, almost every rating is a work in progress. Both things are true.

Where 1900 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet97.3%top 2.7%
Chess.com Blitz97.5%top 2.5%
Chess.com Rapid97.8%top 2.2%
Lichess Bullet75.0%top 25.0%
Lichess Blitz84.7%top 15.3%
Lichess Rapid90.1%top 9.9%
Lichess Classical88.4%top 11.6%

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 1900 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet1921
Chess.com Rapid1860
Lichess Bullet2437
Lichess Blitz2236
Lichess Rapid2122
Lichess Classical2121

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 1900 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 1900 blitz rating is higher than 97.5% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 1900 blitz is higher than 84.7% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 1900 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 1900 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2236 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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