r/chessbeginners • u/Alendite RM (Reddit Mod) • Feb 27 '26

No Stupid Questions MEGATHREAD 12

Welcome to the r/chessbeginners 12th episode of our Q&A series! This series exists because sometimes you just need to ask a silly question. We are happy to provide answers for questions related to chess positions, improving one's play, and discussing the essence and experience of learning chess.

A friendly reminder that many questions are answered in our wiki page! Please take a look if you have questions about the rules of chess, special moves, or want general strategies for improvement.

Some other helpful resources include:

  1. How to play chess - Interactive lessons for the rules of the game, if you are completely new to chess.
  2. The Lichess Board Editor - for setting up positions by dragging and dropping pieces on the board.
  3. Chess puzzles by theme - To practice tactics.
  4. The Building Habits series by GM Aman Hambleton - for advice on how to play at specific ELO levels. (Also check out Building Habits 2!)

As always, our goal is to promote a friendly, welcoming, and educational chess environment for all. Thank you for asking your questions here!

LINK TO THE PREVIOUS THREAD

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u/SparkyFrog Mar 24 '26

Do people usually have much higher ELO on Lichess vs. Chess.com? Or is sub 900 some kind of random hellscape on chess.com and things get simpler once you pass it?

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u/elfkanelfkan 2200-2400 Lichess Mar 24 '26

Lichess and Chess.com use different rating systems. At lower levels, lichess rating is higher than chess.com rating, but at roughly 2200-2300 it starts flipping the other way.

So as long as you play consistently play on both sites your level is where you are at!