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In chess.com users have a rating. What is this? Is this connected to a wider chess rating? How can one's rating level be interpreted, and what is a passably good rating?

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How many active players are there in each category? - Chess Forums - Chess .com

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I am playing chess for more than 3 years but my chess.com rating is 500. Why couldn't I learn chess? - Quora

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