1500 on chess.com is indeed a good rating. Your USCF rating would be in the range of 1300 -1700 depends on how you play in the tournaments.

How good is 1200 chess rating?

1200 is a good achievement for a beginner who has lived in the 900 range for a while. Mathematically, a 300 Elo point gain means youd be expected to beat your former 900-self about 80-85% of the time now.

Can chess make you rich?

While the vast majority of pro chess players are NOT rich, the best chess players in the world make over 100k USD from the game of chess. Each of these chess players can earn themselves up to half a million dollars in tournament winnings every year. Unfortunately, Most of the wealth is only concentrated at the top.

Who has Magnus Carlsen lost to?

3715: Ian Nepomniachtchi v Hikaru Nakamura, Carlsen Invitational 2021.

Is a 3000 chess rating possible?

A rating is a 3-4 digit number associated with a player to showcase their playing strength. The lowest possible rating is 100. The highest possible rating (in theory) is 3000, although the highest rating any chess player has managed to achieve was 2851 which was held by the World Champion at the time, Garry Kasparov.

How hard is it to get good at chess?

Chess is a relatively easy game to learn and play. You only need to know the basic rules, how the pieces move, how to checkmate, and a few special rules. However, reaching chess mastery is extremely hard. It requires a lot of time investment and dedication.

Did Carlsen ever beat Kasparov?

In that event, Carlsen was paired with Garry Kasparov, then the top-rated player in the world. Carlsen achieved a draw in their first game but lost the second, and was thus knocked out of the tournament.

Can Magnus Carlsen beat a computer?

A computer can analyze billions of possibilities and billions of positions ahead. Despite his chess genius, Carlsen cannot compare to that kind of analytical power. He could, perhaps, beat a computer in one-off games but he wouldnt be able to do it consistently.

Who has beaten Carlsen?

Beating Magnus Carlsen in any format is a difficult task, more so in Classical chess. But on 24th of January, at the 8th round of Tata Steel Masters 2021 Andrey Esipenko became the 1st teenager ever to beat the World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess.

How did Carlsen beat Kasparov?

World champion Magnus Carlsen let his great predecessor Garry Kasparov off the hook on Friday night when their much anticipated clash, their first for 16 years, ended in a 55-move draw in the 10-player $150,000 Champions Showdown.