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
Use rated games to be matched with real players. After a few games that you will lose you will be matched with players against which you have roughly a 50:50 chance of winning / losing. Don’t focus on the ELO rating specifically at the start. Playing against humans is definitely different from the computer. In the lower ELO ranges you will see a lot of moves that don’t make sense and that the chess engine would never play. On the other hand opponents can be quite good at reading your strategy (as opposed to a dumbed-down engine).
Use the Analyse game function after the game to get an idea of the mistakes you made.
I would start with 10 minute games so that you can play a few games in a row (gives you more practice) but still have time to think.