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How accurate are the tactics ratings?

I'm wondering this because it seems that my tactics rating is very high. I've tried other tactics websites and it seems they mix it up a little better. On lichess, from what I've seen so far in 100+ puzzles, it's either forced checkmate ideas or grabbing a queen for material advantage.

Are the tactics really that easier on lichess or am I just getting better? I'm guessing my classical chess rating is somewhere between 1350-1500 and that's a big discrepancy with my 2030ish tactics rating. I'm well aware that tactics are not the end all of chess and there are a lot more aspects to be considered like positions, end games and openings but I'm still wondering.
@Kaliayev #1
Months ago it was quite possible for me to go over 2200 tactics rating on Lichess. But not anymore, getting stuck between 1`950 and 2150 in the last few months.

On chesstempo, in a few years time, I only once managed to go once over 2000, and then surprisingly directly towards 2150, but after that my standard tactics rating fell back under 2000.

On chess dot com I went over 2300 tactics rating, but after I did reset the rating I have not been able to go over 2100 (I really don't like the "timer" countdown there anyway, so I didn't make much effort).

I think that on Lichess and chesstempo and some other tactics puzzles websites, the amount of puzzles is quite high, and that matters for the rating jumps.

Last week I did tactic puzzles with an Android app. I think it has less than 150 puzzles. A few of them were really hard, endgame studies, but once the puzzles were rotating/repeating, I recognized them and remembered the solutions (because I did dig the ideas), my rating on that app went over 1900, instead of 1600 something.

In your case you might have been lucky with the amount of puzzles you had here ?

I have the impression that chesstempo, which often takes the chess puzzle positions from master games, does offer more variety in the tactical patterns (blocking, interference, double-check, coercion, attraction, skewer).

The Lichess puzzles seem indeed more like : checkmate or winning the queen.
Also, chesstempo gives one more freedom to "go wrong" with ALTs. If you make a good move that is winning, then you won't fail the puzzle. And that could lead to a higher tactics rating on ... chesstempo website.

What are your tactics ratings on other tactics websites ?
Over 2000 tactics rating on Lichess is quite nice. Congrats !
I don't have an account on other websites, and it's been months, if not years that I have not practiced anywhere else.

And yes it seems I'm doing quite well. I enjoy tactics a lot! I always solve for time, and not accuracy, and I only solve a puzzle when I feel I have all the right moves calculated.
I just crossed 2400 for the first time here on Lichess. Last week, I approached 2400 and then made some mistakes and went down to under 2200 and then clawed my way back again. I was also wondering about the reliability of the tactics ratings here. When there is a mate in one here and you play a mate in two, you get it wrong. I guess, I have improved a bit by playing almost 1000 puzzles here but I would really be happy only when my real rating goes near 2400. My FIDE rating is now inactive and it stands at a lowly 1732. Also, on Lichess, I can just close the application while playing a puzzle which is difficult and I'm first asked a new puzzle next time round.

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