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Im 28 is there any point in me taking up chess seriously? would it be a waste of time?

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krazeechess
krazeechess
Jan 21, 2021
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Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Optimissed wrote:

I took it up at 36, won a lot of tournaments, enjoyed myself, made more friends than enemies and acquired a female stalker, all through chess.

Giri is in his 20s, 2700 FIDE, and wins no tournaments, but I guess as a beginner 36 year old you were just a lot better

I'm not trying to argue but I'm legitimately curious - is there actually something medically wrong with you mentally? Whether in reasoning or psychologically.  

bruh he was joking

llama47
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Jan 21, 2021
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#22
Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Optimissed wrote:

I took it up at 36, won a lot of tournaments, enjoyed myself, made more friends than enemies and acquired a female stalker, all through chess.

Giri is in his 20s, 2700 FIDE, and wins no tournaments, but I guess as a beginner 36 year old you were just a lot better

I'm not trying to argue but I'm legitimately curious - is there actually something medically wrong with you mentally? Whether in reasoning or psychologically.  

Well said. In fact that's my exact question to you, congrats.

llama47
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Jan 21, 2021
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#23

Was the winky face too subtle for you guys? I guess so.

chadpeck01
chadpeck01
Jan 21, 2021
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#24

thank you all for the advice it's all been really helpful I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating and getting better at chess then focused on whether or not i end up getting a title or not. Don't get me wrong if eventually somewhere over my chess career i get a title id be over the moon but probably better not to have it as my number one goal especially at a rating of 1050. 

Thanks again

All of you have been such a huge help

blueemu
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Jan 21, 2021
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#25
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

sndeww
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Jan 21, 2021
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#26
blueemu wrote:
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

You sound like my dad.

llama47
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Jan 21, 2021
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#27
blueemu wrote:
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

That's good advice, but to be fair, he had the right idea. It's not about a title, it's about enjoying the day to day process. If you do that, then as you said, you'll improve and your rating will take care of itself.

blueemu
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Jan 21, 2021
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#28
B1ZMARK wrote:
blueemu wrote:
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

You sound like my dad.

I'm old enough to be your grand-dad.

sndeww
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Jan 21, 2021
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#29
blueemu wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
blueemu wrote:
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

You sound like my dad.

I'm old enough to be your grand-dad.

Probably... not. Hypothetically, yes. But both of my grandfathers are well over 70... well the one alive is like 80. The dead one would be around 70-something.

llama47
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Jan 21, 2021
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#30
B1ZMARK wrote:
blueemu wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
blueemu wrote:
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

You sound like my dad.

I'm old enough to be your grand-dad.

Probably... not. Hypothetically, yes. But both of my grandfathers are well over 70... well the one alive is like 80. The dead one would be around 70-something.

He's at least in his 60s, IIRC, so probably closer than you think...

blueemu
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Jan 21, 2021
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#31
llama47 wrote:

He's at least in his 60s, IIRC...

I turn 65 this fall.

llama47
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Jan 21, 2021
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#32
Optimissed wrote:

Crikey, that's old.

Don't let this guy fool you either, he's the same as blueemu happy.png

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Jan 21, 2021
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#33
llama47 wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
blueemu wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:
blueemu wrote:
chadpeck01 wrote:

... I think maybe i'm looking at it the wrong way I should be putting my sights onto increasing my rating...

Even this misses the point. You are putting the cart in front of the horse.

A high rating doesn't make you a better player. It's precisely the other way around... becoming a better player will lead to an increase in your rating. Focus on improving your game. Your rating will look after itself.

You sound like my dad.

I'm old enough to be your grand-dad.

Probably... not. Hypothetically, yes. But both of my grandfathers are well over 70... well the one alive is like 80. The dead one would be around 70-something.

He's at least in his 60s, IIRC, so probably closer than you think...

close, but not quite. He said he was 64 earlier I believe ... the same age as fischer when he passed.

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Jan 21, 2021
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#34

I'll be seventy, too. But I'll do that later.

blueemu
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Jan 21, 2021
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#35

Groucho Marx said that growing old isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

llama47
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Jan 21, 2021
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#36
B1ZMARK wrote:

I'll be seventy, too. But I'll do that later.

Everyone kinda hopes so. Doesn't always work out that way, but good luck of course.

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blueemu wrote:

Groucho Marx said that growing old isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

wasn't he the comedian?

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Jan 21, 2021
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#38
llama47 wrote:
B1ZMARK wrote:

I'll be seventy, too. But I'll do that later.

Everyone kinda hopes so. Doesn't always work out that way, but good luck of course.

I might procrastinate.

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Jan 21, 2021
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#39
Optimissed wrote:

It's better to wait a bit

That's fine. I have other things to do.

NikkiLikeChikki
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Jan 21, 2021
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#40
Very nice @chad. Many people who ask such questions get snotty and defensive when told that the odds of reaching GM status are essential zero when starting late. It’s refreshing to see someone such a self-aware response. 😊