Tactics just continually get better as you go up the chain, as does the understanding of how to create tactical problems for your opponent.Ĭlass K I hear chinese go and majhong are good maybe I should try that instead.Ĭlass J - drops everything and makes random movesĬlass I - same as class J but they know a couple of basic matesĬlass H - Same as I but wont drop pieces for completely nothing but will still ose the exchange. The lack of understanding happens because they don't know what trades are best for them because of the resulting structures in the end-game. There are class C players who know their pet openings as well as any GM, but have limited understanding of what to do in the middle game once they reach the end of the book. The big differentiators are endgame play and tactics.

Lots of overlap between the levels, but in my experience this seems to be about where things sit. NM - B = solid opening play, good understanding of mibble game play, basic understanding of endgame play, don't drop unforced pieces, regularly find complex tacticsĢ400+ - Expert = solid opening play, solid middle game play, good to solid endgame play, doesn't drop pieces or miss tactics.

I have also been pretty inactive in chess for many years until coming back to this site, so the differences might have changed slightly in that time - though I doubt by much.ĭ-J = poor understanding of opening play, poor understanding of middle game play, poor understanding of endgame play, drop pieces and pawns regularly, miss basic tacticsī-E = basic understanding of opening play, basic understanding of middle game play, poor understanding of endgame play, drop pawns regularly, miss complex tacticsĮxpert - C = good understanding of opening play, basic understanding of middle game play, basic understanding of endgame play, rarely drop anything in unforced lines, sometimes find complex tactics

So my drawing lines for those above me in OTB rating may well not be accurate. The following is greatly simplified and is from my admitedly limited experience and a viewpoint of a person in the middle of this pack.

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