Who is the best chess player in the world 2012?

GM Magnus Carlsen 2864 | #1 GM Magnus Carlsen is the current world chess champion. To many people, he’s the best to ever play the game, although GMs Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer remain in the conversation.

Is 1680 a good chess rating?

Unless you are in the top 10 or 20 in the world, don’t expect to make a living solely on chess. It won’t be enough. 1600 USCF is better than 83% of rated players, which is already a subset of those who play chess. 1600 Online on Chess.com is closer to better than 89%, and yet is vastly worse than 1600 USCF.

What is a good chess rating for a child?

Beginners are welcome, 1300 is more than enough. The best 16 year olds are at least master strength already. A competitive rating for a national under 16 tourney would be around class A to expert, lets say 1700-2100. You’re not going to win the whole thing but you’ll be in the pack somewhere.

Is a chess rating of 1400 Good?

1200-1400: a decent chess player. Has played a good amount of chess games, but makes lots of mistakes and still falls on elementary traps. 1400-1700: a proficent chess player, but doesn’t know a lot about Chess theory, hasn’t studied many openings or end games, and still needs to work on his pattern recognition skills.

Is 2100 a good chess rating?

2100 is still a decent player. A GM can expect to win most games in classical chess vs that level of player (but not all) – but blitz is a great leveller.

What is the average chess rating for a 12 year old?

It’s not uncommon to see 12 year olds who are rated either 600 or 1600. If you enjoy playing just keep working at it and you will continue to improve.

What is the average chess rating for a 13 year old?

Only 0.3 % of chess players who have participated in many tornaments become 2500+ and the average 13 yr old should become tat rating?! Now, there r 13 yr olds tat have achieved that rating, but that is well above average, even for an adult. The actual average rating for a 13 yr old is around 700.

Is 600 a good chess rating?

A 600 rating is normal for someone who’s had a little experience but is otherwise completely new. A real beginner rating is about 250. 650 shows significant progress beyond that. The average player on chess.com is about 960, I think.