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Is 2100 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 2100 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 98.8% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 5% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 2100 blitz outrates 94.2% of active players.

Whether 2100 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 2100 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet98.6%top 1.4%
Chess.com Blitz98.8%top 1.2%
Chess.com Rapid99.2%top 0.8%
Lichess Bullet87.0%top 13.0%
Lichess Blitz94.2%top 5.8%
Lichess Rapid97.0%top 3.0%
Lichess Classical97.0%top 3.0%

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 2100 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet2128
Chess.com Rapid2030
Lichess Bullet2550
Lichess Blitz2341
Lichess Rapid2214
Lichess Classical2206

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 2100 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 2100 blitz rating is higher than 98.8% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 2100 blitz is higher than 94.2% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 2100 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 2100 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2340 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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