I've just got beat on Computer Level 2, again!



So, Won 1, Lost 4!

malekln01
We must be talking at cross purposes. I don't know the app you're using so if that's what they say then that's what they say.

In the rest of the world their figures would be meaningless.

it is i just logged on andlooked at leaderboard and ratings.

0-1000 (0-3 months of experience) The realm of the beginning chess player. At this stage the player has just learned the game, they constantly leave pieces en prise, and make many blunders. Player has no tactical, endgame, or positional knowledge. Player does not know about chess strategy and has no evaluation or analysis skills.

1000-1100 (3-6 months of experience) Beginning player now has several games under their belt. They have very basic tactical knowledge and they continue to make blunders and to leave pieces en prise. Plays without a plan.

1100-1200 (1-2 years of experience) Beginning player continues to make many blunders. At this level they have learned basic tactics. Occasionally leaves pieces en prise, but this is not a common occurrence. Sometimes plays with a plan, but the plan is usually incorrect. At this point the player sees many offensive tactics but they miss most defensive tactics.

1200-1300 (2-3 years of experience) Player begins to understand that chess is a two player game, and begins to ask what the opponent’s last move is threatening. Blunders still occur but less frequently. One major reason for their rating increase, is that player stops leaving pieces en prise. Player has intermediate tactical skills but still misses many defensive tactical shots. Starts to build an opening repertoire, which gets them into the middlegame with a better position. Very limited endgame and positional skills. Starts making better plans due to limited endgame and positional knowledge.

1300-1400 (3-4 years of experience) Advanced beginner. Players at this level have reached an intermediate thought process. player Looks for Checks, Captures and threats after opponents moves. Does not leave pieces en prise. Very good with offensive tactics and improving on the defensive tactics side, but still misses some. Still building opening repertoire. Starts learning basic endgame and middlegame strategy, but knowledge is still very basic. This level is an important milestone for the beginning chess player because they are on the verge of being an intermediate player.

1400-1500 (5-6 years of experience) Intermediate level player. Good thought process, does not leave pieces en prise. Advanced tactically, both on offense and defense (might occasionally miss a defensive tactic). Has an opening repertoire and plays pet openings. Has intermediate endgame, positional and analysis skills. One of the reasons for low rating is players poor positional evaluation abilities. Will probably need a chess coach to improve further.

1500-1700 (6-7 years of experience) Advanced intermediate player. Advanced tactical skills and thought process. Player has Intermediate endgame and positional skills at this stage. Intermediate positional evaluation and analysis skills. Should have a chess trainer, and play against strong opposition in order to improve as well as a strong focus on the endgame, positional and evaluation skills.

1700-1900 (7-8 years of experience) Near expert level player. Advanced tactical skills and thought process. Very strong endgame and positional skills. Intermediate evaluation skills. Very good analyst. Player needs to continue focusing on evaluation and analysis skills. Opening theory knowledge becomes an important component for further improvement. Player has a good database of structures that that can help them when they reach unfamiliar positions in OTB play. Player should reach expert level in approximately 2 more years, which falls in line with expert theory which claims that it takes 10 years to become an expert in any field.

Its called ELO system Charlie, used Worldwide to grade players.

Not sure what system you use.

Above 1500 on a chess website would be easily inside top 10%

maleuk01
I played club and tournament chess for about 40 years until I gave up over a rules dispute (smoking). I know ECF grades and ELO grades and how to convert between the two. I played board 1 for my local club and often in top three for county. The grades you mention don't make sense to me.

i have a friend got me to download the site, he has played 2300 games on there and is rated 1394, though is normally around 1400-1500 and he tries so hard to get to over 1500 and stay there.

my current rating is 1640, its 92nd out of 7248 GB and 1935 out of 3.1m.

It isnt out of kilt with world chess as it uses the same grading system.

Main thing is to play learn while we all have time on our hands lol

That was to Sica Dan.

well google it, they are the grades.

If at a chess club and had a rating of 2000+ you would be playing regional and national competitions, 2200 is an international master and obv playing international tournies.

Carlson the best ever player is rated about 2875, the highest rating ever achieved i think.

The thing that eventually led to me giving up playing over the board was my nemesis, the clock. When folks are younger and sharper, they can churn out quite a lot of pretty decent moves fairly quickly. As they get older, well, it's just not so easy. Many clubs I played in years ago were "works" social clubs and you could play to a very reasonable time control (and have a few pints as I did then) knowing you weren't going to get chucked out at ten pm. As the manufacturing sector fell, a lot of these clubs disappeared, moving instead to schools and community centres where you had to be out sharpish and consequently the rate of play became much faster. I persevered for a while but really struggled, often losing on time in superior positions.

Charlie i smell b sh1t.

2200 is an internatonal master, and not one who goes for a few beers and a laugh player.

Beating Grandmaster's is serious chess, and again to get to that level you would be taking chess extremley serious and lots of analysis of various games, even to get to sit opposite them.

I'll tell you my opening repertoire if you ask.

May have been me!

There is only one person who knows me in the flesh who can substantiate or not not about my chess and that is Foinavon.

I remember going regularly to the biggest weekend congress at Blackpool. One of my pals had 3/3 in the second top section by the Saturday night. Anyway, he and another mate got pished and finished up in a lap dancing club till six in the morning , came back to the b and b, had roughly an hours sleep, woke up looking like casper the friendly ghost, couldn't eat breakfast but managed to down two cans of lager on the way to the venue in the Winter gardens, then two more during the game, crushing his opponent in about twenty moves before going back to the pub, topping up plenty then easily beating his final opponent, picking up about a grand for first place.

that meant the venue was far too hot with no air-conditioning or natural air flow. Horrible. I think darts players have said it's too hot.

but its relative, im def not upto playing club chess, maybe bottom board in rubbish team.

well they are the figures on the site.

Thats a fact.

1640 gets you in top 2000 out of 3.1m players.

Try Chess.com or lichess both are excellent and free.