I thought it would be interesting to do a questionnaire to see what your lichess rating should be. Below you will be asked 10 questions. For each question that you say "yes", add 1 point. For each question that you say "no", add 0 points. For each question that you say "sometimes", add half a point. Your results will be displayed below.
1) In the opening, I prioritize central control and rapid development?
2) In a closed position (6 pawns or more on each side), I believe the best plan involves some type of pawn break?
3) Whenever I get towards the end of the game, time seems to be a major factor in deciding the outcome?
4) If my opponent offers a draw, I tend to decline and play on, even if my position is slightly worse?
5) After finishing a game, I try to identify my mistakes before requesting a computer analysis?
6) My strategy when solving tactical puzzles is to focus on accuracy as opposed to speed of solving?
7) As I am entering an endgame, I have a general idea whether it is winning, losing, or drawn?
8) The majority of my losses are due to long term strategic outplays as opposed to tactical blunders?
9) I am able to remain comfortable and optimistic in positions where my opponent seems to be pressing?
10) I have a good sense of what I need to work on in order to increase my rating by 100 points?
Take however many points you got and multiply that by 300 to get what your lichess rating should be. If you said "yes" to all 10 questions, then your rating should be 3000. I have no idea how accurate this will turn out, so please post what you got in the comments so I can see how the questionnaire matches up to your actual rating.
If you want to see more articles like this, join simuls with strong players, or compete in tournaments with prizes, join the Chess Learners team here: lichess.org/team/chess-learners
1) In the opening, I prioritize central control and rapid development?
2) In a closed position (6 pawns or more on each side), I believe the best plan involves some type of pawn break?
3) Whenever I get towards the end of the game, time seems to be a major factor in deciding the outcome?
4) If my opponent offers a draw, I tend to decline and play on, even if my position is slightly worse?
5) After finishing a game, I try to identify my mistakes before requesting a computer analysis?
6) My strategy when solving tactical puzzles is to focus on accuracy as opposed to speed of solving?
7) As I am entering an endgame, I have a general idea whether it is winning, losing, or drawn?
8) The majority of my losses are due to long term strategic outplays as opposed to tactical blunders?
9) I am able to remain comfortable and optimistic in positions where my opponent seems to be pressing?
10) I have a good sense of what I need to work on in order to increase my rating by 100 points?
Take however many points you got and multiply that by 300 to get what your lichess rating should be. If you said "yes" to all 10 questions, then your rating should be 3000. I have no idea how accurate this will turn out, so please post what you got in the comments so I can see how the questionnaire matches up to your actual rating.
If you want to see more articles like this, join simuls with strong players, or compete in tournaments with prizes, join the Chess Learners team here: lichess.org/team/chess-learners