Chess Ranking
Are you curious to know how players compare to each other? Or maybe you want to know who is the best chess player among your friends? The chess ranking system can help you.
- What Are Chess Rankings?
- World Chess Rankings
- Chess.com Rankings
- How To Check Your Ranking On Chess.com
- Conclusion
What Are Chess Rankings?
The chess ranking system is designed to make it easy for people to compare the performance of several players. The system is based on each player's Elo rating. It is also dependent on the type of time control being measured, so a player is often ranked differently in blitz and bullet, for example.
After each rated chess game, the players' Elo is updated. Their scores are then compared to the other players in a database, and their rankings are adjusted accordingly.
In Chess.com, each time you play a rated match, all of this is done instantly and automatically, so you do not have to wait to know how well you are doing!
World Chess Rankings
FIDE maintains an official world ranking for chess players based on their ratings, which, in turn, is affected by the results of their official games.
Chess.com makes it easy for you to see who the top players in the world are. If you go to our Live Chess Ratings page, you can find the world ranking for the top chess players in the globe. This ranking is updated automatically after each official game, making it easy for you to keep updated on your favorite players.
Chess.com Rankings
Do you know that Chess.com has its own ranking? It is updated instantly every time you play a rated game on our website, making it simple for you to check your performance.
Our Leaderboard page shows the live ranking for every active player on Chess.com in each time control. As you can see in the image below, you can compare your performance to many different groups of players. You can also compare yourself to the people in your country, in specific chess clubs you are a member of, and even among your friends.
How To Check Your Ranking On Chess.com
Checking your ranking on Chess.com is very straightforward. If you move your cursor on top of "Home" menu and then select "Stats," you are redirected to your personal statistics page. There you can see your rating and your global Chess.com ranking with your performance in comparison to your friends. 
Conclusion
You now know what a chess ranking is, how it works, and how you can use it to compare yourself and other players with each other. Head over to the Leaderboard page and check your ranking now!
