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Is 1400 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 1400 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 88.7% of active rated blitz players, which puts you comfortably in the top quarter of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 1400 blitz outrates 42.1% of active players.

Whether 1400 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 1400 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet89.4%top 10.6%
Chess.com Blitz88.7%top 11.3%
Chess.com Rapid89.6%top 10.4%
Lichess Bullet36.8%top 63.2%
Lichess Blitz42.1%top 57.9%
Lichess Rapid50.8%top 49.2%
Lichess Classical34.9%top 65.1%

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 1400 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet1374
Chess.com Rapid1363
Lichess Bullet2134
Lichess Blitz1970
Lichess Rapid1874
Lichess Classical1904

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 1400 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 1400 blitz rating is higher than 88.7% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 1400 blitz is higher than 42.1% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 1400 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 1400 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 1970 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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