user9298: I play chess sometimes.
I don't know any chess strategy. I just know the direction of each piece.
How can I know my rating?

user9299: So long as you understand the tules of the game, playing on a chess based website such as Chess.com will give you an approximation of your rating. That would be a good starting point, although in general a beginner would start at around 1200 elo. (In chess, we measure one's rating in elo)

user70: There isn't one rating. Each site or chess federation would rate you differently. Even if two different organizations use the exact same rating system, the separate pools of players make the numbers incomparable. You can find your rating for a certain organization by playing enough games for the statistics to become meaningful.
What's this about statistics? Ratings are approximations of our playing strength.  Rating systems are based upon opponents' ratings and use statistics to predict the outcome of games. The results of games are used to adjust ratings. The more we play, the more accurate the ratings become.
I don't know where you're located, but in the USA, you'd likely be rated about 800. An average club player is about 1500. The 700 point difference would mean you'd have virtually no chance of defeating someone who had a poor chance of defeating that average player.

user7500: If you do not play in tournaments, then you do not have a rating. You are unrated.
If you play online, then you will have a rating. However, this is unofficial and cannot be used anywhere else.

9298: <p>I play chess <strong>sometimes</strong>.
I don't know any chess strategy. I just know the direction of each piece.
How can I know my rating?</p>
 9299: <p>So long as you understand the tules of the game, playing on a chess based website such as Chess.com will give you an approximation of your rating. That would be a good starting point, although in general a beginner would start at around 1200 elo. (In chess, we measure one's rating in elo)</p>
 70: <p>There isn't <strong>one</strong> rating. Each site or chess federation would rate you differently. Even if two different organizations use the exact same rating system, the separate pools of players make the numbers incomparable. You can find your rating <em>for a certain organization</em> by playing enough games for the statistics to become meaningful.</p>

<p>What's this about statistics? Ratings are approximations of our playing strength.  Rating systems are based upon opponents' ratings and use statistics to predict the outcome of games. The results of games are used to adjust ratings. The more we play, the more accurate the ratings become.</p>

<p>I don't know where you're located, but in the USA, you'd likely be rated about 800. An average club player is about 1500. The 700 point difference would mean you'd have virtually no chance of defeating someone who had a poor chance of defeating that average player.</p>
 7500: <p>If you do not play in tournaments, then you do not have a rating. You are <strong>unrated</strong>.</p>

<p>If you play online, then you will have a rating. However, this is <strong>unofficial</strong> and cannot be used anywhere else.</p>
