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Is 600 a Good Chess Rating?

As of July 2026, a 600 blitz rating on Chess.com is higher than 43.0% of active rated blitz players, which puts you below the median, with most active players rated higher. On Lichess, where ratings run higher, 600 blitz outrates 0.6% of active players.

Whether 600 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 600 stands, by platform and time control

Rating poolHigher thanPlacing
Chess.com Bullet49.1%top 50.9%
Chess.com Blitz43.0%top 57.0%
Chess.com Rapid40.7%top 59.3%
Lichess Bullet0.4%top 99.6%
Lichess Blitz0.6%top 99.4%
Lichess Rapid1.7%top 98.3%
Lichess Classical0.1%top 99.9%

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

Rating poolSame-percentile rating
Chess.com Bullet530
Chess.com Rapid623
Lichess Bullet1479
Lichess Blitz1409
Lichess Rapid1314
Lichess Classical1474

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 600 chess rating?

On Chess.com, a 600 blitz rating is higher than 43.0% of active rated blitz players. On Lichess, 600 blitz is higher than 0.6% of active rated players. Lichess ratings run higher on average, so the same number means different strength on each site.

What is 600 on Chess.com in Lichess terms?

A 600 Chess.com blitz rating sits at the same percentile as roughly 1410 Lichess blitz, based on July 2026 data.

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