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Is 1400 a Good Chess Rating?
As of July 2026, a 1400 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 87.8% 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.
Where 1400 stands, by platform and time control
| Rating pool | Higher than | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 88.8% | top 11.2% |
| Chess.com Blitz | 87.8% | top 12.2% |
| Chess.com Rapid | 89.3% | top 10.7% |
| Lichess Bullet | 36.8% | top 63.2% |
| Lichess Blitz | 42.1% | top 57.9% |
| Lichess Rapid | 50.8% | top 49.2% |
| Lichess Classical | 34.9% | top 65.1% |
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 1400 to 1500 on Chess.com blitz means overtaking about 2.8% of the active pool.
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. The flagship conversion, 1400 Chess.com blitz to Lichess blitz, lands at 1951 with a 95% confidence range of 1938 to 1964.
| Rating pool | Same-percentile rating |
|---|---|
| Chess.com Bullet | 1363 |
| Chess.com Rapid | 1346 |
| Lichess Bullet | 2114 |
| Lichess Blitz | 1953 |
| Lichess Rapid | 1858 |
| Lichess Classical | 1891 |
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 87.8% 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 1951 Lichess blitz (95% confidence range 1938 to 1964), based on July 2026 data.
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