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What are leaderboards?

Learn how to view Chess.com leaderboards by game type, and why your ranking or percentile may not be showing.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Leaderboards on Chess.com

Leaderboards display player rankings on Chess.com across various game types and areas, including Bullet, Rapid, Blitz, Daily, all variants, tournaments, and Puzzle Rush.

An image of the Leadeboard page on Chess.com

How do I view the Leaderboard?

To view the Leaderboard, follow the steps below:

  1. Hover over 'Play' on the left-side menu of any Chess.com page and click 'Leaderboard' from the options.

    • Or, click here to go directly to the Leaderboard page.

  2. By default, you’ll see the top players in the most popular game types. You can scroll down the page to see these top players or click 'See All' to view the full leaderboard for that category.

    An image of a couple of game type partial leaderboards on Chess.com with an arrow pointing to the See All button

  3. To explore leaderboards for other game types, click the 'All' dropdown at the top of the page and select the game type you're interested in.

    An image of the Leaderboard page on Chess.com displaying the game type drop-down

  4. Here you can view the global rankings for the selected game type. Your personal ranking and related stats will appear on the right side of the screen.

    An image showing the Rapid global leaderboard on Chess.com highlighting the right side panel

  5. You can further narrow down the leaderboard by clicking 'Global' at the top of the page. From there, you can choose to view rankings specifically for your friends list, clubs, or even players from a specific country.

    An image of the rapid global leaderboard on Chess.com displaying the Global drop down menu

How can I see where I rank on the Leaderboard?

You can check your Global leaderboard rank by following the steps above, but there’s another way—right from your Stats page. Here’s how:

  1. Go to your Stats page and click on the 'Stats' dropdown menu. From there, select the game type you want to view. Alternatively, you can use the right-hand panel to choose the game type.

    An image of a staff's member stats page

  2. Your ranking will appear along with your global position, your standing among friends, and your percentile. You'll also see the top players for that game type, plus a quick link to the full leaderboard in the right-hand panel.

    An image of a staff's member stats page

Why aren't I on the leaderboard?

If you can't see your ranking or percentile, make sure your account meets the following criteria:

Reason

Details

Account Age and Activity

  • Your account must be at least 7 days old to appear on leaderboards.

  • You need to have played 20 games of the specific game type, with at least one game in the past 90 days. For instance, if you haven’t played a blitz game in 90 days, you will be removed from the blitz leaderboard until you play again.

Account Status

  • Accounts need to be activated to appear on the leaderboard.

  • Closed accounts do not appear on leaderboards.

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