Only 1% of people that study chess achieve master level, don't feel bad if you peak out at 1600 or less. The notion that with enough study anyone can make 2200 is unrealistic.
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You can become a master, but a prerequisite is that you love the game in the first place 
Dodger111 wrote:
Only 1% of people that study chess achieve master level, don't feel bad if you peak out at 1600 or less. The notion that with enough study anyone can make 2200 is unrealistic.
I don't think I peaked out yet. hicetnunc I like the game and I have the will to improve.
But what about those who DO master the game? How long did it take on average for them to reach that level?
BTMIllion wrote:
Dodger111 wrote:
Only 1% of people that study chess achieve master level, don't feel bad if you peak out at 1600 or less. The notion that with enough study anyone can make 2200 is unrealistic.
I don't think I peaked out yet. hicetnunc I like the game and I have the will to improve.
But what about those who DO master the game? How long did it take on average for them to reach that level?
I think ten years of regular practice and OTB play is a good ballpark figure to reach 2200.
BettorOffSingle wrote:
BTMIllion wrote:
Dodger111 wrote:
Only 1% of people that study chess achieve master level, don't feel bad if you peak out at 1600 or less. The notion that with enough study anyone can make 2200 is unrealistic.
I don't think I peaked out yet. hicetnunc I like the game and I have the will to improve.
But what about those who DO master the game? How long did it take on average for them to reach that level?
My development was very uneven: I learned the rules as a toddler, played recrationally throughout childhood, picking up some theory here and there (I grew up in NYC in the 1970s/1980s), and was maybe 1400 strength when I got serious in 1984, spending a summer in Washington Square Park taking two-hour daily lessons from Richard Gilmartin, then sparring for six hours after that.
Went to college, didn't do much until 1987, then trained 70+ hours a week until 1991. Rating was 1900 but my strength was closer to 2250 when I quit.
Today it should be much faster, but everyone is learning rapidly. I'd say if you aren't well on the way within six years, take note.
Thank you for sharing your experience and advice :). I aslo learned the rules as a toddler but never picked the theory much when I was playing with my friends until 6 months ago, where it seemed that chess had much more depth than I thought. I began learning with the start playing videos from FM charles galofre, went on to learn the endgames and mates(I still don't know the knight and bishop mate though). After that I learned tactics which made me like chess even more.I then stumbled upon a youtube channel called Matojelic who makes short videos that review famous novelties. My favorite one was the 1912 Eduard lasker vs Thomas,G
I looked to improve my tactics.I went to try improving my blindfold chess.Right now, I'm trying to see if I can try to play in Tigran Petrosian's style of positional play. I like tactics very much, but I just want to see how that works.
Given that I give full effort, how much time would it take for someone to be a master at chess? I'm 15 years old and not sure if that means if I'm too old to play chess or not since I hear a lot about children mastering at young ages. So far, I've given 6 months of work into playing the game and I hope to improve. The only thing I'm asking about is whether or not it would be realistic a goal for me to take on the study to the mastery level.