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Is 1300 a Good Chess Rating?
As of July 2026, a 1300 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 85.9% of active rated blitz players, which puts you comfortably in the top quarter of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 1300 blitz outrates 33.3% of active players.
Where 1300 stands, by platform and time control
| Rating pool | Higher than | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 86.5% | top 13.5% |
| Chess.com Blitz | 85.9% | top 14.1% |
| Chess.com Rapid | 86.7% | top 13.3% |
| Lichess Bullet | 29.4% | top 70.6% |
| Lichess Blitz | 33.3% | top 66.7% |
| Lichess Rapid | 41.7% | top 58.3% |
| Lichess Classical | 25.3% | top 74.7% |
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 1300 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 | 1281 |
| Chess.com Rapid | 1274 |
| Lichess Bullet | 2078 |
| Lichess Blitz | 1918 |
| Lichess Rapid | 1826 |
| Lichess Classical | 1865 |
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 1300 chess rating?
On Chess.com, a 1300 blitz rating is higher than 85.9% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 1300 blitz is higher than 33.3% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.
What is 1300 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?
A 1300 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 1918 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.
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