I am 14 years old with a USCF rating of 1570. My goal is to achieve the NM title, which can be achieved by attaining a 2200+ USCF rating. My question is, how much time do I need to put into chess every day to reach my goal, and how long will it take for me to get there? Any help is greatly appreciated!

You are already a good player without knowing your background 1570 if a fine rating!

1. Do you have access to a chess club, near by, that the parents don't mind driving you to; say within 30 minutes? Search the web or use LOCAL tab at the top of the page here.

2. Do you play at school, with stronger opponents, ( players that defeat you 3 out of 4 times?

3. Coaching would be desireable, if you have a club setting even better but if not, use the Local tab again and search coaches with parents okay!

4. I have several other suggestions but message me for those!

5. Keep going bobobbob because you are more then half way to your goal already!

Damn dude... Ok so, formula for NM: 1. Achieve 1500+ USCF rating by the age of 14. Step 2. Study 9 more years and play.

That was very encouraging :P (I can't imagine what an older guy reading this must think).

When I grow up I want to live in a van down by the river...

I'm kind of curious as to which NM you actually are, "Tony". I looked up the entire list of USCF players where the last name started with D-A-L and not a one of them was an NM with the first name of Tony.

He's actually the famous Norse master, Ton Ydal...

Bobobbob. 630 points to go is nothing, you already have 1570! You must get with your parents, your family and your teacher(s) and involve them in the attainment of your goal. If this is what you want you can do it but not without help. I think you can do it but you must believe in yourself which seems obvious. So do that first. Tell your family this is what you want to do, get them behind you, and then get to a club or get coaching. If you need any help message me!

I would like to get to NM someday as well. unfortunatly I dont not start seriously till 17 or so.  I guess 1 day at a time? Im off to do some tactics right now so hopefully every training session counts

There is no specific answer to your question.  It all depends on your natural talent, your work and study habits, and how fast you grasp some of the concepts. 

Certainly if you want to be the best player you can be, you will need to put some consistent work into your game, but playing is the best way to get better and to monitor and evaluate your progress.  Play as much "serious" chess as you can and against the strongest opponents you can face with a real chance of being competitive.  For most that will mean players rated about a rating class above them (200 USCF or Elo points):  strong enough to be a tough challenge, but not so strong as to just roll over the player.

Young players are often playing above their rating in strength, so if you find yourself scoring very well consistently against a 200 point higher rating field, play even higher.  If you are improving, the last thing you want to do is play those of equal or lower ratings - there is nothing for you to learn from beating them, and playing too many games against weaker opposition tends to give us bad habits.

Of course you will need to learn basic endings and how to handle various pawn structures in the middlegame, as well as more about openings as you progress in strength, but there are many good books, videos, and coaches available depending on your needs.  The play's the thing, especially while you are young and have the capacity to absorb and learn quickly.

1. I am lucky because the Dallas Chess Club is close and has several grandmasters there! My parents encourage chess so they wouldn't mind driving me (and paying the entry fee too).

2. No, I've only been beaten once at school.

3. Well, I used to have a NM as a coach, but my parents thought it was too expensive, so they got me a diamond membership instead. I hope chess mentor is a reasonable substitute!

4. Ok I'll message you.

5.Thank you!

 when I grow up I want to be a beetle

for reality my lifelong goal on chess is to become NM and i'm 13 without knowing my standard long time rating, if I establish one and reach 1500 uscf translated into fide I can do it! 

I started at 26 years old, and it took me 9 years to reach 1700 USCF. What are my chances of ever being an NM?

Actually, I'm not quite as slow as that sounds. I took about 4 years off in the middle, and I wasn't a USCF member for the first 2 years that I was playing. The last 2 years, I've increased my USCF rating more than 200 points per year, which is pretty good for adult in my 30's, I think.

Comparing myself to players in the 1900's who I play regularly, I'm convinced I can make up that difference to reach their level. Beyond that, I'll have to see when I get there.

bobo is my brother.. wow. How can u get 600 points in 3 years?? I still have 8 or 9 years until colledge, but I still have alot more to go because my USCF rating is ony 1000 D:

I live in Dallas so maybe I could do it in half the time...

How many hours a day did you have to study?