Current Ratings
* Provisional Ratings
Instead of tracking my ratings by specific numbers, where I could get worried about winning/losing a few points here and there, I thought it would be better to just track my ratings by wide groups. I decided to do this using the USCF Class definitions (see below). This gives me a general sense of where I am. It also gives me some targets for the next short-term goal I want to achieve in different categories.
USCF Class
Here are the “classes” as defined by US Chess, which is my national chess federation. At least, I think they are. I have not been able to find any reference to these on the USChess Website so I am trusting Wikipedia. Even if these are not “official”, they are still good buckets I can use.
| Category | Rating range |
|---|---|
| Senior Master | 2400 and up |
| National Master | 2200–2399 |
| Expert | 2000–2199 |
| Class A | 1800–1999 |
| Class B | 1600–1799 |
| Class C | 1400–1599 |
| Class D | 1200–1399 |
| Class E | 1000–1199 |
| Class F | 800–999 |
| Class G | 600–799 |
| Class H | 400–599 |
| Class I | 200–399 |
| Class J | 100–199 |
Reference: Wikipedia
USChess also has a norm-based rating system, which you can read about here. I will worry about that when I am playing higher rated opponents and it becomes something I want to think about