Then, each round, there is a table that’s used (that you can find if you check the USCF rule book or the FIDE rulebook out of your local library) where each round you find your K-factor, then find the point difference between you and your opponent (so if you’re rated 1100 and your opponent is 1200, you’re looking for a difference of 100). So how are chess ratings figured out? Well, I don’t want to bore you with a big equation (because, frankly, the actual equation used boggles my own mind), but basically at each tournament, you’re give a “K-factor” number which is based on your rating at the start of the tournament and how many rounds there will be in the tournament. There are very specific rules to get norms, which you if can find out for yourself by visiting this link: but basically you have to do very well in a long tournament against at least 3 other Grandmasters. As mentioned before, 100 is the lowest possible rating a chess player can get (I’d thought that while 100 is techncially possible that nobody with a 100 rating existed… but at the World Open in the U900 section there was one player with a rating of 101 and another with a rating of 104… I was surprised to say the least).ĭespite the above, a high rating is not the only thing you need to achieve a Grandmaster title. In FIDE, anyone under 1200 is simply considered a Novice, although in the USCF, the classes continue. 2200-2300 are ratings where you’ll find most National Masters (NMs) and FIDE Candidate Masters (CMs). 2300-2400 is the ratings for most FIDE Masters (FMs). 2400-2600 are where most Senior Masters (SMs), International Masters (IMs), and Grandmasters (GMs) are rated. Those classes are as follows:Ģ600 or more are World Championship Contenders.
Pretty straight forward right? But with such a huge difference in highest possible and lowest possible, how can you tell if your rating is any good and where you stand in the grand scheme of things?įIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation) and the USCF (United States Chess Federation) use similar ratings for classes of player. The highest possible rating (in theory) is 3000, although the highest rating any chess player has managed to achieve was 2851 which was held by the World Champion at the time, Garry Kasparov. The higher the number, the better the player… the lower the number, weaker the player. But what exactly IS a rating? What does it mean? How is it tabulated? Can YOU become a Grandmaster?Ī rating is a 3-4 digit number associated with a player to showcase their playing strength. As has been previously mentioned, most tournaments pair you with players of similar ratings.
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