Am I growing normally?

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caterbob

Hello,

    I'm a young boy in middle school which over the past 8 or so months gotten into playing chess. However, the past couple months specifically I have started playing chess daily and trying to improve through mainly playing games, although some amounts of studying and deep analyzing has been done (I also follow a few youtube channels that are geared towards improving players). I started out in the middle of March, most likely with a rating of around ~990. Now, at the end of May, I am a 1115~ (Rapid). Is this a normal rate of growth and development? And are there any things I could maybe implement to quicken my growth and increase my strengthen my chess in general? Thanks for helping, much appreciated.

DannyIsOnFire14
Whats up. I’m not some expert, but I also started out a year ago in middle school. I think consistency is important. You’re doing fine, just keep playing and be very VERY PATIENT.