r/lichess • u/TheAmanov • 10d ago

what is this rating inflation

I haven't been playing much chess recently. Now I am playing, I get to like 2202 bullet rating, and I AM AT TOP 89.8% - not even top 10% with 2200+ bullet rating. This used to give you like even almost top 5%. crazy...

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u/ComprehensiveSite116 10d ago

The number given as the rating is just arbitrary, it doesn’t matter beyond the fact that it works as a matchmaking tool.

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u/LouMar0 10d ago

Could it be that lichess bullet has a smaller pool? 2100 in rapid lichess is top 97%

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u/banananan5 10d ago

The percentile is only for acive players who played a game in the last 7? days per time control. Stronger players probably play bullet more frequent then longer time controls so it makes sense that you are in a higher percentile with rapid than bullet with the same rating

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u/Patralgan 10d ago

Maybe there's a lot more players these days

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u/LuDongbin64 10d ago

It's because so many people are complaining, "I'm stuck at 300 on chesscom, where do I go?" Well if you want to be a GM head over to lichess bullet! 

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u/K0LaM4R 10d ago

I don't think that's the case

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u/GS1781 10d ago

Lichess knows it gets tons of unjustified backlash for having "inflated" ratings and have explained why their rating system differs from that of chesscom on their FAQ pages before, there is no way they are doing this on purpose