If you have to ask, then yes.
Am I really a beginner ?
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Ok so I'm 45 and of course I've played the game of chess when I was young and in my 20's, 30's but only against my father and some guys at work. However, joining chess.com a year ago is where I have actually learned chess and became knowledgeable in the game and introduced to all it's comlexities (openings, tactics , mates etc...). My rating also reflects a beginner stage in chess. I guess what I question is the word beginner that I have seen on the forum. Are we all beginners because we have a rating under 2000 ? Should we say something like I'm a 1200 level player rather than a beginner ? I question myself because even when I meet people at tournaments or at my local club, I usual will say that I've been playing for about a year now. Of course this is not true because I've obviously played the game before. But it's like chess is not the game I knew when I was younger. Now its like, not just a board game :)