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Is 1200 a Good Chess Rating?
As of July 2026, a 1200 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 81.1% of active rated blitz players, which puts you comfortably in the top quarter of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 1200 blitz outrates 25.2% of active players.
Where 1200 stands, by platform and time control
| Rating pool | Higher than | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 82.7% | top 17.3% |
| Chess.com Blitz | 81.1% | top 18.9% |
| Chess.com Rapid | 82.6% | top 17.4% |
| Lichess Bullet | 22.4% | top 77.6% |
| Lichess Blitz | 25.2% | top 74.8% |
| Lichess Rapid | 33.1% | top 66.9% |
| Lichess Classical | 17.7% | top 82.3% |
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. For scale: climbing from 1200 to 1300 on Chess.com blitz means overtaking about 3.8% of the active pool.
The same standing on other sites and speeds
Taking 1200 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools. The flagship conversion, 1200 Chess.com blitz to Lichess blitz, lands at 1846 with a 95% confidence range of 1835 to 1857.
| Rating pool | Same-percentile rating |
|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 1153 |
| Chess.com Rapid | 1163 |
| Lichess Bullet | 1995 |
| Lichess Blitz | 1846 |
| Lichess Rapid | 1754 |
| Lichess Classical | 1806 |
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 1200 chess rating?
On Chess.com, a 1200 blitz rating is higher than 81.1% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 1200 blitz is higher than 25.2% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.
What is 1200 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?
A 1200 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 1846 Lichess blitz (95% confidence range 1835 to 1857), based on July 2026 data.
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