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Is 1100 a Good Chess Rating?
As of July 2026, a 1100 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 76.5% 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.
Where 1100 stands, by platform and time control
| Rating pool | Higher than | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 79.2% | top 20.8% |
| Chess.com Blitz | 76.5% | top 23.5% |
| Chess.com Rapid | 77.8% | top 22.2% |
| Lichess Bullet | 15.9% | top 84.1% |
| Lichess Blitz | 17.9% | top 82.1% |
| Lichess Rapid | 24.9% | top 75.1% |
| Lichess Classical | 10.8% | top 89.2% |
The comparison pool is active rated players: accounts with recent rated games and a settled rating. Counting every account ever created would flatter your number; this is the stricter, more honest cut. For scale: climbing from 1100 to 1200 on Chess.com blitz means overtaking about 4.6% of the active pool.
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. The flagship conversion, 1100 Chess.com blitz to Lichess blitz, lands at 1786 with a 95% confidence range of 1774 to 1795.
| Rating pool | Same-percentile rating |
|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 1038 |
| Chess.com Rapid | 1077 |
| Lichess Bullet | 1921 |
| Lichess Blitz | 1786 |
| Lichess Rapid | 1694 |
| Lichess Classical | 1761 |
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 76.5% 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 1786 Lichess blitz (95% confidence range 1774 to 1795), based on July 2026 data.
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