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Are we dealing with ranking deflation here?

When you press the links, press the setting "ALL" to get the full graph length which will cover from Aug 14, 2012 to today.

Over all, since I've been a member, my Blitz and Rapid rated games have been fluctuating by about : ± 250.
I used the highest - lowest rating to get that value. I guess that's my normal member rating deviation for that many years.

There are many personal reasons why my chess rating have fluctuated: Distractions, disrupted sleeping patterns and racing the clock.

lichess.org/@/Toscani/perf/blitz

lichess.org/@/Toscani/perf/rapid

In conclusion: I do not believe the ratings system is inflating or deflating. Today's younger players are stronger than in the past. If there was a historical rating distribution (progressive play by year feature) we might see some sort of pattern. lichess.org/stat/rating/distribution/blitz