What would be the average rating for a 13 year old

I was just thinking about the ideal rating for a 13 year old

One that lives in a chess country or one that is just discovering girls?

Ideally, maybe a decent IM

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Sevian

hmm not everyone becomes an IM though

I don't know about the average, but Karjakin was a GM (2500+) at 12 years and 7 months, that sounds fairly ideal.

what are you asking? I do not understand what you mean by "ideal" rating.

The real answer is about 800-1000 on Chess.com. A bit higher in USCF.

Would be great if you're already 2500 as 13 year old but if not then anything over 2000.. or maybe even 1800. but anything less wouldn't be that ideal.

I was about 1100 OTB when I was in Grade 7, and low 1300s Online

bouncing_check wrote:

I don't know about the average, but Karjakin was a GM (2500+) at 12 years and 7 months, that sounds fairly ideal.

WHAT???!!!

The USCF average rating is about 1200 for all ages so I would guess somewhere around that range.

Ha. Not 4 me. I'm 15, and my rating is 500 - 700

Here is the equation for getting your ideal rating from your age:

(Age x 40) + (300 x amount of z's, j's, or v's in your last name) + (amount of hours studied x 0.5)

enjoy

Ok

Here's mine:

(15 X 40) + (300 X 0) + (0.5 X 0) = 600

MY RATING EXACTLY!!!

I didn't go through chess doctor school for nothin'

i was asking about the average though and i dont think many would be 2500 by 13.And i asked cause i am 13 too

Average rating for anybody is 1200. A thirteen year old who is committed to learning and a very analytical thinker (or just very talented) should play as well as any adult.

If 1200 is average, what's 600?

Currently none. Not sure if you ever find an MEANINGFUL answer to "average", there are too many players who play one tournament and never play again.

If you are above 1800 at age 13, that is impressive and people will take notice. Lower than that, you are just another middle school player with a chess set.

Is average your goal?

I think you're doing ok.  Ignore all the old miseries on here. We're just jealous because we all wish we were thirteen again.