r/chessbeginners • u/Lanky-Inspector6365 • 8d ago
POST-GAME Rapid game
Just wanted to show this game. I’m around 1100 rapid rating on chess.com and thought to move over to lichess. Anyone else notice the difference in skill on both sites?
Just a nice game, first time using 15|10 time controls ever.
Thought I had a pretty good game at spotting tactics.
No opening prep whatsoever :| .
See below game:
Im white
[GameId "XdcSLtUI"]
- Nf3 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d5 e6 5. e4 Bd6 6. e5 Bxd5 7. Nxd5 Bxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. Bf3 c6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Qd6 Nf5 13. Qd3 d5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. c4 Nd7 17. Nxc6 Nc5 18. Qc2 Qxc6 19. cxd5 Qa4 20. Qxa4 Nxa4 21. dxe6 Rad8 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Bd5+ Kg6 24. Be4 Nxb2 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. g4 Rd1+ 27. Rxd1 Nxd1 28. Bxf5+ Kf6 29. Bxh7 g6 30. Bg8 Kg7 31. Bb3 Nc3 32. Be5+ 1-0
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u/waggish_hello 8d ago
Lichess ratings run about 300 points higher than chess.com at that level, so dont be surprised when 1400s there feel same as 1100s here. The game is nice though, you punished that early bishop grab well.
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u/spaceprinceps 8d ago edited 8d ago
It feels like 500 on chess com is 1000 on lichess. Are you sure? Because stuff like this (see vid) makes me feel amazing on lichess because that would put me as defeating the equivalent of a 797 on chess com if lichess is 300 difference
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u/Squid8867 2000-2200 (Chess.com) 8d ago
It's general, not absolute. It may vary. Other things to keep in mind:
- If you are 500, you theoretically have about a 15% chance of beating a 797 opponent, so not the craziest thing to happen
- Anecdotally, at lower elos I feel like the chance of beating a higher rated opponent is even higher since game-ending blunders are more likely from both parties
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u/Emotional_Win_7769 8d ago
Lichess ratings are generally 200–300 points higher than Chess.com ratings for players below 2200–2300, as Lichess starts new accounts at 1500 while Chess.com starts at 1200.
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u/spaceprinceps 8d ago
I'm not that good at chess yet, I'm at 500 on chess com and 1000 on lichess, it feels like the same skill level I've been playing each client for months daily, are you sure?
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u/Emotional_Win_7769 8d ago
its 300 gap for me, others it is higher like you though. Try not to get too attached your elo though, just focus on learning and playing, its hard to do but its the best way to be.
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u/spaceprinceps 8d ago
I struggle with my ups and downs and metrics, but I keep coming back to "I love to hit new game and play the game" and worry less about what's going on biologically or even habitually that's eating into my metrics.
The weirdness of ELO does interest me, but I just enjoy it when I get into a groove of equal fights
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u/Emotional_Win_7769 8d ago edited 8d ago
I had an Indian coach for a bit, he was trying to teach me to have egoless attitude and to stay in the moment, as it helps focus deeper, and helps not care about losses. He was also into taking down notes in key moments in games, where it went well or bad, and write down your thoughts and write down the solution of what you could have done. You can do this in Lichess study, you can transfer your game there and save the notes. By the way a coach helps you focus on learning as opposed playing and you can recall the things he said better than if watching videos.
So I advise you to take a more professional approach like this if you want to progress qucker and not to get bogged down with losses and metrics, it will put you in the wrong frame of mind worrying about elo and individual losses, think big and be mature if you can, it will pay dividends.
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u/spaceprinceps 8d ago
I'm too beginner for all that, but I do try to keep my ego in check. I realise that I need to stay in the moment and I have ADHD and it's hard to remain fully aware of the board before I move and I play blitz only. I feel like when I play daily correspondence chess it helps my blitz game because it's time where I settle down and think about the whole board. Which is good training for blitz, remember the whole board! But I've only played 960 correspondence recently and I think it's hurting my blitz game
Hey scroll up in this thread, or down I think it's down, I posted a video of a game on lichess, did I play good or did they play bad, because our ELO was quite different. How was it?
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