Does ChessKid give false ratings?? 😰

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KittyKat547
On Chess.com I am in the 600’s while on ChessKid I’m in the 1200’s!! Is it possible they double the ratings in ChessKid?
justbefair
TopHealthyAce wrote:
On Chess.com I am in the 600’s while on ChessKid I’m in the 1200’s!! Is it possible they double the ratings in ChessKid?

Ratings are difficult to compare on different sites because they have different players.

Ratings don't measure anything absolute, like the temperature that water boils at.  

They measure your strength relative to other players on that site.

 

Morfizera

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

Ziryab

There is no such thing as false ratings. All ratings are reflective of your relative performance in a specific pool of players. A 1600 one place may be a 2200 somewhere else.

Steven6840
On lichess.org I am a 1500 puzzles and on chess.com I am a 600 on puzzles! See the difference?
Steven6840
On lichess.org, the start rating is 1500.
On chess.com, the start rating is 500.
This will explain the rating difference between chess.com and lichess.org