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Is 700 a Good Chess Rating?
As of July 2026, a 700 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 50.5% of active rated blitz players, which puts you right around the median active rated player. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 700 blitz outrates 1.6% of active players.
Where 700 stands, by platform and time control
| Rating pool | Higher than | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 56.7% | top 43.3% |
| Chess.com Blitz | 50.5% | top 49.5% |
| Chess.com Rapid | 48.8% | top 51.2% |
| Lichess Bullet | 1.2% | top 98.8% |
| Lichess Blitz | 1.6% | top 98.4% |
| Lichess Rapid | 3.7% | top 96.3% |
| Lichess Classical | 0.4% | top 99.6% |
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 700 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 | 621 |
| Chess.com Rapid | 719 |
| Lichess Bullet | 1573 |
| Lichess Blitz | 1492 |
| Lichess Rapid | 1397 |
| Lichess Classical | 1535 |
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 700 chess rating?
On Chess.com, a 700 blitz rating is higher than 50.5% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 700 blitz is higher than 1.6% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.
What is 700 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?
A 700 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 1491 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.
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