1400 in 6 months?

Hy, 

i started play chess 2 weeks ago from scratch(i knew only the rules before). Now my goal is to reach 1400 in 6 months. Is too much or too little? What can i do to improve fast? (In this moment i follow this study plan https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory)

I have the feeling that in 2 weeks i improve a lot so i'm optimistic but i want to know if my goal is possible or not and read your tips!

Thanks for all!

(and sorry for my english)

It's possible. You are going to want to put in a lot of time. Get an account on chesstempo.com and do the standard tactics in hard mode for a period of time (because chesstempo is free if you can pay then do chess.com). then come back to chess.com to improve your board vision doing puzzle battle (because you will be doing a lot of basic tactics in the beginning of battles). Also do "vision training" in the learn section chess.com. play 15 min + games and take them seriously. you kind of have to burn basic motifs into you brain so get basic tactics down. spend a lot of time on those standard puzzles. It's easier to get that rating in standard than blitz. LEARN BASIC ENDGAMES! I think it's definitely possible. people's learning curves vary. some volatile, some linear, some flat then exponential with a sharp curve. If you're going to just be "casual" then the other guy is right, it's not likely, but "casual" is a relative term. play people rated a bit higher than you. I'm willing to play a few games my rating isn't too high but I think I can challenge you.

Edit: that study plan is great so follow that, these are just tips, but you will improve your chances of success by going beyond the plan.

There is a certain lack of even the tiniest bit of scientific rigor to say that it is definitely impossible. It's somewhat ambitious for most individuals but definitely achievable with effort. There have been people who asked on this very forum whether they could be grandmaster in a year. It's ok to shoot that down quickly... but 1400 in six months is an ambitious but possible goal. you may as well encourage it as they are likely to at least get close to their goal.

It depends on what you mean by "started" 2 weeks ago. It may surprise you, but what some people mean by that is completely different than being a real beginner.

If you honestly did not know most of the rules 2 weeks ago (and you're not an experienced player in chess-like games e.g. Shogi), then like others have said, I think 1400 is too hard to do in 6 months.

But you can improve a lot in 6 months! Don't worry so much about the rating, and just have fun playing and learning. That's how quick improves do it. Their main focus is learning, playing, and having fun, the rating is secondary.

What people can achieve in 2-3 years varies greatly.

1200 is too low for a good 2-3 year goal. If you work every day then you can do much more.

Broadly there are 3 activities: playing, studying (e.g. reading a book), and drills (e.g. puzzles).

Broadly there are 5 topics to cover: opening, strategy, tactics, endgame, annotated game collection.

Get 1 well regarded book on one of those 5 topics (probably not openings to begin with).

Then every day:

1) Play at least 1 game
2) Do some study or some drills
3) Spend less than 20 minutes playing over a GM game. Do not try to understand every move. You play over 1 GM game a day to get the broad strokes. Ask yourself what side of the board did each player seek play on in the middlegame (kingside, center, or queenside?). How did they do it? (Mainly pawns or pieces or both?) Where were the pawn breaks? Over time this builds up into strong intuition.

This the wrong type of question to ask. Stick to asking questions like "what & how i should study to keep improving", and let the rating numbers take care of themselves.

Here is a link to some relevant information. I have noticed on my own rise to 1400 that you gradually learn from the many mistakes and realize there is so much more to learn. Chess is so challenging that it never stop providing entertainment. https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory

It depends, which time control are you talking about? Because I started to play Daily chess not very long ago and I'm already 1370.

Rapid, i usually play 1 hour

I have one last piece of advice to add that may or may not be relevant to you. If you start feeling bogged down with information overload and it's hard to take it all in - or you start experiencing board blindness for no apparent reason - then take a day where you only do some tactics in the morning and maybe play 1 game if you are up for it. I have no idea if other people have ever experienced this, it's purely anecdotal, but I did a few times when I was trying to progress quickly. 

There's always someone who comes along and says they got really far in no time at all. 9 times out of 10  you'll look at their history and see they exaggerated or lied. Not only is your account 17 hours old you also say "ignore my rating" so ...

Your blitz is 800

Well, he’s not trying in those games

How do you know that?

Inference made through deductive reasoning.

1. He says he is 1600 player

2. A 1600 player would beat a 900 player if the 1600 player tried

Conclusion: he didn’t try.

How do you know he is 1600? He only played 6 rapid games.