Is 2700 a good rating for puzzles?

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Skeqtical

I've been doing puzzles for about the past year, and it has been only recently that I learned that there is a rating system to it. So, I joined a membership program a few days ago so I could freely do puzzles and managed to get 2700. I'm quite surprised that I got to that number so I began to wonder if puzzles are inflated. This is because even though I only really use chess.com for puzzles, I still have a 700 rating on rapid which is really low. I was thinking about starting to play more games due to this. How high in rating do you guys think is average for a puzzle of 2700? Is 700 just about right? 

Martin_Stahl
Skeqtical wrote:

I've been doing puzzles for about the past year, and it has been only recently that I learned that there is a rating system to it. So, I joined a membership program a few days ago so I could freely do puzzles and managed to get 2700. I'm quite surprised that I got to that number so I began to wonder if puzzles are inflated. This is because even though I only really use chess.com for puzzles, I still have a 700 rating on rapid which is really low. I was thinking about starting to play more games due to this. How high in rating do you guys think is average for a puzzle of 2700? Is 700 just about right? 

 

Puzzles ratings for the vast majority of players are a lot higher than any of their online game ratings.  Much of that comes down to the fact that you know there's something in the position to find and you don't have that in games.

 

When playing, you have to be able to get positions with potential tactics, and not only recognize the potential, but also be able to calculate if it really exists.

xFallesafe
It’s a great rating. I broke 2700 a few days ago (and completely tumbled back downhill since then). It’s about the 99.4th percentile. Good job!👍
xFallesafe
Apparently the puzzle rating has no guaranteed correlation to your playing strength. Because I’m an absolute moron in actual games😆
IpswichMatt
They changed the puzzle rating system a while back such that if you get a puzzle right, then you get at least +5 points regardless of how long you take to solve it. So as long as you're careful and determined you can get a good rating.
Chess Tempo on blitz mode is a better indicator of your tactic puzzle solving ability, or your puzzle rush scores at 3 or 5 minutes.
JON-El-83

I dis 1698 likely 2700 any time now. Im.1700 rapid. It makes no sense whatsoever that u are only 700 elo player. None

ChessMasteryOfficial

A puzzle rating of 2700 on is considered quite good and indicates a strong proficiency in solving chess puzzles.

Arush_KK5

If you are 2700 elo rating than u are one of top players in chess so of course yes

Chess2408Master
Good job man