In chess a beginner is a…
1200 ELO Beginner
1600 ELO average club player
1700-1850 respectable rating
1900-2100 advanced
2200 Master
2400 Grand Master
In chess a beginner is a…
1200 ELO Beginner
1600 ELO average club player
1700-1850 respectable rating
1900-2100 advanced
2200 Master
2400 Grand Master
All players are worthy of respect, regardless of rank.
Here on OGS, DDK (10th kyu or weaker) represents anything up to about 1650 elo
SDK (9th kyu to 1st kyu) is up to about 2200 elo
Strong amatuer (1st dan up to 9th dan) goes up to about 3100 elo
The strongest human professional players are getting up to about 3700 elo
“absolute beginners” are those under 20k (100),
“starting to grasp it” is around 10k (900),
“is starting to apply the fundamentals” happens around 5k (1400),
“applies fundamentals well” is 1d (2100)
“good amateur player” is around 3d (2300)
“advanced amateur” is around 5d (2500)
“very strong amateur, that can give a beginner pro a run for their money” is 7d (2700)
“strong pro” is at 3000
“top pro” is at 3500
Alpha Go is at like 5500 or something ridiculous.
For a full breakdown of ELO in Go:
3684 | Park Junghwan |
---|---|
3000 | 5 dan professional |
2700 | 7 dan amateur or 1 dan professional. |
2600 | 6 dan (amateur) |
2500 | 5 dan |
2400 | 4 dan |
2300 | 3 dan |
2200 | 2 dan |
2100 | 1 dan |
2000 | 1 kyu |
1900 | 2 kyu |
1800 | 3 kyu |
1500 | 6 kyu |
1000 | 11 kyu |
500 | 16 kyu |
100 | 20 kyu |