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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
OTB is much much harder, a classic example is my 1600 ELO cousin got absolutely pimped by my 1200 dad. My old man, bragged later that it is easier to beat a person OTB because you can watch and see what they have noticed.
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ELO numbers aren't all that useful without the context of where they are from. In general, Lichess ratings are much higher than Chess.com ratings, which are higher than CFC ratings, which are higher than FIDE ratings. Not to mention that time controls make a huge difference . Somebody who has only played rapid/blitz online will have a huge adjustment to make if they try classical OTB. It's a whole different style of thinking and depth of calculation.