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Is 2400 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 2400 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 99.6% of active rated blitz players, which puts you in the top 1% of active rated players. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 2400 blitz outrates 99.2% of active players.

Whether 2400 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 2400 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet99.6%top 0.4%
Chess.com Blitz99.6%top 0.4%
Chess.com Rapid99.9%top 0.1%
Lichess Bullet96.8%top 3.2%
Lichess Blitz99.2%top 0.8%
Lichess Rapid99.8%top 0.2%
Lichess Classical99.9%top 0.1%

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 2400 Chess.com blitz as the reference point, these ratings sit at the same percentile in their own pools:

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet2443
Chess.com Rapid2198
Lichess Bullet2693
Lichess Blitz2493
Lichess Rapid2346
Lichess Classical2318

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 2400 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 2400 blitz rating is higher than 99.6% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 2400 blitz is higher than 99.2% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 2400 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 2400 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 2485 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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