I want to start playing against people in lichess but I don’t know what is the best option for me. I’ve been playing for years solving puzzles and against the computer, but I don’t know what is the best option to start online games. Do I just use the quick pairing options to get matched against someone around the same skill level?
Since I don’t have any real game, what kind of ELO should I expect? Thanks

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    1 year ago

    Technically, Lichess doesn’t use Elo, but a variant called Glicko-2 (wiki link if you’re interested in the gritty mathematical details). In addition to your rating, Glocko-2 also keeps track of its variance and volatility (although they are not publicly displayed). When you create an account, the volatility is high, meaning that you will gain and lose lots of rating at first. Once you have accumulated more games, your volatility will decrease and the rating will settle to reflect your performance.