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Is 1100 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 1100 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 77.5% of active rated blitz players, which puts you comfortably in the top quarter of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 1100 blitz outrates 17.9% of active players.

Whether 1100 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 1100 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet79.9%top 20.1%
Chess.com Blitz77.5%top 22.5%
Chess.com Rapid78.2%top 21.8%
Lichess Bullet15.9%top 84.1%
Lichess Blitz17.9%top 82.1%
Lichess Rapid24.9%top 75.1%
Lichess Classical10.8%top 89.2%

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 1100 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet1043
Chess.com Rapid1087
Lichess Bullet1937
Lichess Blitz1798
Lichess Rapid1706
Lichess Classical1772

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 1100 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 1100 blitz rating is higher than 77.5% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 1100 blitz is higher than 17.9% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 1100 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 1100 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 1798 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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