Chess.com vs Lichess ratings

Below 2000, Lichess ratings are generally higher for comparable players: about +452 at Chess.com 100 and +166 at 1600 in blitz. The gap closes and disappears between 2000 and 2067, where the two rating scales cross.

Why the two ladders differ

That means there is no reliable rule like “subtract 250 from your Lichess rating.” The gap changes across the rating curve and gets much smaller at higher levels. Around 2000, the systems are nearly aligned: Lichess 2000 ≈ Chess.com 2000 blitz / 1990 rapid.

These conversions are population averages, not exact predictions for individual players. Players at the same rating can differ substantially in accuracy, blunder rate, style, and other measures of strength. A personal report looks at where your actual play falls within that range.

Our conversion curves are based on 285,178 Chess.com games and 217,765 Lichess games across blitz and rapid.

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What a Chess.com 1600 is on Lichess

Chess.com blitz 1600 plays like

≈ 1766 on Lichess

That is 166 points higher than the equivalent Chess.com rating.

Chess.com	Lichess, blitz	Lichess, rapid
1400	1652	1608
1500	1709	1675
1600	1766	1742
1700	1829	1805
1800	1884	1864

A Chess.com to Lichess rating converter, and back the other way: two ratings are equivalent when players at them play to the same standard. How it was built

How big the gap is

Lichess rating minus Chess.com rating

The shaded area is the gap between the two ratings: it shrinks to nothing where the ladders cross, then opens the other way.

Blitz 3+0Rapid 10+0

The same player, ranked twice

Chess.com	Lichess	Ahead ofon Chess.com	Ahead ofon Lichess
1200	1520	91%	56%
1300	1592	93%	63%
1400	1652	95%	68%
1500	1709	96%	72%
1600	1766	97%	77%
1700	1829	98%	81%
1800	1884	99%	84%
1900	1939	99.1%	88%
2000	2000	99.4%	90%

Each row is one standard of play. “Ahead of” is the share of that site's blitz players rated below it.

How far apart the two rankings are

A Chess.com 1600 and a Lichess 1766 are the same standard of play. That player is ahead of 97% of Chess.com's blitz players but only 77% of Lichess's.

Among Chess.com playersAmong Lichess players

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Where each site's players are rated

Share of blitz players	Chess.com	Lichess
1%	106	613
5%	130	820
10%	163	941
25%	274	1161
50%, the middle player	485	1447
75%	800	1743
90%	1168	1989
95%	1417	2126
99%	1871	2385
99.9%	2361	2680

Each figure is a rating on that site's own scale: the share of its blitz players named in the row are rated below it.

How chess ratings are distributed

Each curve is that site's own players on its own numbers, as a share of that site's total.

Converted onto the Chess.com scale, the median Lichess player still lands above 88–92% of Chess.com's players. Most of the gap is a different crowd, not a different scale.

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The conversion table

Rating	Chess.com → Lichess		Lichess → Chess.com
Rating	Blitz	Rapid	Blitz	Rapid
100	552+452	512+412	n/a	n/a
200	704+504	626+426	n/a	n/a
300	815+515	734+434	n/a	n/a
400	901+501	830+430	n/a	n/a
500	988+488	924+424	n/a	n/a
600	1078+478	1011+411	132−468	177−423
700	1164+464	1088+388	197−503	269−431
800	1231+431	1162+362	286−514	369−431
900	1299+399	1246+346	399−501	474−426
1000	1376+376	1324+324	513−487	587−413
1100	1451+351	1389+289	626−474	716−384
1200	1520+320	1454+254	754−446	845−355
1300	1592+292	1532+232	901−399	969−331
1400	1652+252	1608+208	1032−368	1117−283
1500	1709+209	1675+175	1171−329	1259−241
1600	1766+166	1742+142	1313−287	1389−211
1700	1829+129	1805+105	1484−216	1537−163
1800	1884+84	1864+64	1654−146	1692−108
1900	1939+39	1927+27	1829−71	1857−43
2000	2000same	2008+8	2000same	1990−10
2100	2078−22	2096−4	2128+28	2104+4
2200	2158−42	2187−13	2260+60	2213+13
2300	2228−72	2284−16	2396+96	2316+16
2400	2303−97	2381−19	2517+117	2417+17
2500	2387−113	2492−8	2650+150	2500+
2600	2464−136	n/a	2791+191	n/a
2700	2536−164	n/a	2800+	n/a
2800	2606−194	n/a	2800+	n/a

Frequently asked about Chess.com and Lichess ratings

Is a Lichess rating higher than a Chess.com rating?

For almost every player, yes. Below 2000 the same play carries the higher number on Lichess: about 452 points more at Chess.com 100 and 166 more at 1600 in blitz. From 300 up the gap closes as ratings rise and is gone between 2000 and 2067. Above that it turns around: the Chess.com rating is the higher of the two, by about 194 points at Chess.com 2800. A higher number on Lichess is the same play on another scale, not a better result.

What is a 1500 Chess.com rating on Lichess?

A Chess.com 1500 is about 1709 on Lichess in blitz and about 1675 in rapid: the same play, counted on the other site's scale. The difference is larger lower down and smaller higher up: a Chess.com 1000 is about 1376 in blitz, and a Chess.com 2000 is about 2000. The converter at the top of this page answers for any rating.

What is a 1500 Lichess rating on Chess.com?

A Lichess 1500 is about 1171 on Chess.com in blitz and about 1259 in rapid: the same play, counted on the other site's scale. The difference is larger lower down and smaller higher up: a Lichess 1000 is about 513 in blitz, and a Lichess 2000 is about 2000. The converter at the top of this page answers for any rating.

Why are Lichess ratings higher than Chess.com ratings?

Ratings are relative to the player pool, not universal measures of skill. Lichess and Chess.com use different rating systems, different starting conditions, and very different player populations. The median blitz rating is 485 on Chess.com and 1447 on Lichess, and most of that gap is a different crowd, not a different scale: converted onto the Chess.com scale, the median Lichess player still lands above 88–92% of Chess.com's players.

At what rating are Chess.com and Lichess ratings the same?

The two rating scales cross between 2000 and 2067: at 2000 in blitz and at 2067 in rapid. Below that the Lichess rating is the higher one, and above it the Chess.com rating is. So near 2000 a rating can be read across the two sites as it stands; anywhere else it needs to be converted.

Is a 1500 Lichess rating good?

It is an ordinary rating on Lichess and a strong one by Chess.com's count. A Lichess 1500 is ahead of 55% of Lichess's blitz players. The same play is rated about 1171 on Chess.com, where it is ahead of 90% of the blitz players: a lower number and a higher rank, because the two sites' players are not the same crowd. Every rating side by side: the Lichess rating guide.

Is Lichess harder than Chess.com?

Not at the same number: a Lichess 1600 plays like a Chess.com 1313 in blitz, so an opponent with the same rating is the weaker one there. What is harder on Lichess is ranking high. The same play ranks lower on Lichess, because its players are stronger on average. A Chess.com 1600 and a Lichess 1766 are the same standard of play, and that player is ahead of 97% of Chess.com's blitz players but only 77% of Lichess's.

How accurate is a Chess.com to Lichess rating conversion?

These conversions are population averages, not exact predictions for individual players. Players at the same rating can differ substantially in accuracy, blunder rate, style, and other measures of strength: half of the Chess.com players rated 1500 blunder about as often as a typical 1300 to 1650. So read a converted rating as the middle of a range, not as a promise.

Chess.com vs Lichess at the other time control

This page opens on blitz 3+0. The conversion table above holds both time controls; the two tables that follow the choice at the top are below for the other one.

Rapid 10+0

The same player, ranked twice, in rapid

Chess.com	Lichess	Ahead of on Chess.com	Ahead of on Lichess
100	512	0.00%	0.7%
200	626	13%	2%
300	734	26%	4%
400	830	38%	8%
500	924	50%	12%
600	1011	60%	18%
700	1088	69%	23%
800	1162	76%	29%
900	1246	82%	37%
1000	1324	86%	45%
1100	1389	90%	51%
1200	1454	93%	57%
1300	1532	95%	63%
1400	1608	96%	70%
1500	1675	97%	75%
1600	1742	98%	80%
1700	1805	99%	84%
1800	1864	99.2%	88%
1900	1927	99.5%	91%
2000	2008	99.7%	94%
2100	2096	99.9%	96%
2200	2187	99.95%	98%
2300	2284	99.98%	99.0%
2400	2381	99.99%	99.6%
2500	2492	over 99.99%	99.8%

Each row is one standard of play. “Ahead of” is the share of that site's rapid players rated below it.

Where each site's rapid players are rated

Share of rapid players	Chess.com	Lichess
1%	107	552
5%	137	759
10%	175	882
25%	295	1109
50%, the middle player	498	1379
75%	781	1674
90%	1103	1912
95%	1323	2040
99%	1738	2277
99.9%	2107	2536

Each figure is a rating on that site's own scale: the share of its rapid players named in the row are rated below it.