Over on a reddit thread, plixmax calculated the following comparison of mean ratings on lichess in Dec 2021 vs today.
Here are his calculations:
"Means:
Bullet (which I don't play): 1475.82 => 1450.31
Blitz: 1534.03 => 1463.17
Rapid: 1525.63 => 1446.56
Classical: 1529.90 => 1495.14
They all deflated, especially blitz (-71) and rapid (-79)."
Does that suggest that of all the players on the lichess database, only lower rated ones are currently active?
Any idea what's going on here?
Source thread: www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/w46kht/my_unscientific_case_for_rating_deflation_in/
Here are his calculations:
"Means:
Bullet (which I don't play): 1475.82 => 1450.31
Blitz: 1534.03 => 1463.17
Rapid: 1525.63 => 1446.56
Classical: 1529.90 => 1495.14
They all deflated, especially blitz (-71) and rapid (-79)."
Does that suggest that of all the players on the lichess database, only lower rated ones are currently active?
Any idea what's going on here?
Source thread: www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/w46kht/my_unscientific_case_for_rating_deflation_in/