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Is 2000 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 2000 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 98.2% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 5% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 2000 blitz outrates 90.2% of active players.

Whether 2000 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 2000 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet98.2%top 1.8%
Chess.com Blitz98.2%top 1.8%
Chess.com Rapid98.5%top 1.5%
Lichess Bullet81.4%top 18.6%
Lichess Blitz90.2%top 9.8%
Lichess Rapid94.3%top 5.7%
Lichess Classical93.8%top 6.2%

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 2000 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet2003
Chess.com Rapid1946
Lichess Bullet2494
Lichess Blitz2289
Lichess Rapid2166
Lichess Classical2159

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 2000 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 2000 blitz rating is higher than 98.2% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 2000 blitz is higher than 90.2% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 2000 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 2000 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2287 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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