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Is 2300 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 2300 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 99.3% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 1% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 2300 blitz outrates 98.3% of active players.

Whether 2300 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 2300 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet99.4%top 0.6%
Chess.com Blitz99.3%top 0.7%
Chess.com Rapid99.8%top 0.2%
Lichess Bullet94.6%top 5.4%
Lichess Blitz98.3%top 1.7%
Lichess Rapid99.4%top 0.6%
Lichess Classical99.5%top 0.5%

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 2300 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet2279
Chess.com Rapid2116
Lichess Bullet2620
Lichess Blitz2414
Lichess Rapid2281
Lichess Classical2258

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 2300 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 2300 blitz rating is higher than 99.3% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 2300 blitz is higher than 98.3% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 2300 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 2300 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2412 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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