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Is 2300 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 2300 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 99.3% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 1% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 2300 blitz outrates 98.3% of active players.

There is no absolute answer to whether 2300 is good; there is only where it lands among the people actually playing. The numbers below place it precisely. How it compares to titled players is a different question, and a much harsher one.

Where 2300 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet99.4%top 0.6%
Chess.com Blitz99.3%top 0.7%
Chess.com Rapid99.8%top 0.2%
Lichess Bullet94.6%top 5.4%
Lichess Blitz98.3%top 1.7%
Lichess Rapid99.4%top 0.6%
Lichess Classical99.5%top 0.5%

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 2300 to 2400 on Chess.com blitz means overtaking about 0.3% of the active pool.

The same standing on other sites and speeds

Taking 2300 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools. The flagship conversion, 2300 Chess.com blitz to Lichess blitz, lands at 2412 with a 95% confidence range of 2389 to 2444.

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet2279
Chess.com Rapid2116
Lichess Bullet2620
Lichess Blitz2414
Lichess Rapid2281
Lichess Classical2258

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 2300 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 2300 blitz rating is higher than 99.3% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 2300 blitz is higher than 98.3% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 2300 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 2300 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2412 Lichess blitz (95% confidence range 2389 to 2444), based on July 2026 data.

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