2000 FIDE is certainly within reach.
I'm nearly 70.
am i too old to play ?
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May 20, 2024
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#3
If you can continuing take it seriously then its okay, at this age you know what brings joy to you and it could be any goal thats fine.
May 20, 2024
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selocan1106316 wrote:
hi guys,
i am 37 years old, i am playing chess over 22 years but not seriously, in 2023 summer , i decided to take chess seriously,i applied licance and participated 12 tournements until now, 2 of them were elo tournements, rest is national rating ukd, like uscf of turkey, my starting fide elo after 2 tournements 1738, my chess com rapid is 2140 around right now, my lichess rapid is 2260 around, my question is am i underrated, and should continue fide tournements, to reach above 2000 fide classical, or am i quite old and it is not a realistic goal?
thanks, my best regards
who said you’re too old to play chess
keep achieving your dream, sir
#3 That’s just plain disrespectful
May 20, 2024
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bobby_max wrote:
blueemu wrote:
2000 FIDE is certainly within reach.
I'm nearly 70.
Have you made your final arrangements? The actuarial tables say you have maybe 6 years to go.
Wrong again. As usual.
That figure would apply to a new-born baby, who has yet to survive to 65.
Not to someone who has already avoided dying for more than 65 years.
A 65-year-old can on average expect to live to 83 or 84.
Pop-culture statistics = bad statistics.
Yes you are too old to play chess because you lose your fingers at 30 years old and your hands at 35 so you can only use your feet
You are too old to play chess once you've died.
You are too old to play chess professionally if you dont start very eary and work hard against an immesively strong competition.
May 20, 2024
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#9
there is no age for playing.. you should keep playing as long as you have fun. its only older people might live difficulties on improving..
You're to old to aspire to becoming World Champion! You are very unlikely to become a titled player--less than 1% of tournament players get there. But with reasonable luck you have decades of joy, disappointment, and great competition ahead of you!
winning no just playing chess to get the rush of play any age is ok even starting like i did playing at 75 years - just put winning out of your mind thats for 10 years old with tutors and daddy's with bank accounts -- at your ranking you can have great fun playing really good players who someday may be somebody in the chess world
blueemu wrote:
bobby_max wrote:
blueemu wrote:
2000 FIDE is certainly within reach.
I'm nearly 70.
Have you made your final arrangements? The actuarial tables say you have maybe 6 years to go.
Wrong again. As usual.
That figure would apply to a new-born baby, who has yet to survive to 65.
Not to someone who has already avoided dying for more than 65 years.
A 65-year-old can on average expect to live to 83 or 84.
Pop-culture statistics = bad statistics.
Emu emunized
Long live the emu
May 21, 2024
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#15
You're definitely not too old to play chess seriously and aim for ambitious goals like reaching a 2000+ FIDE rating.
May 21, 2024
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#16
blueemu wrote:
bobby_max wrote:
blueemu wrote:
2000 FIDE is certainly within reach.
I'm nearly 70.
Have you made your final arrangements? The actuarial tables say you have maybe 6 years to go.
Wrong again. As usual.
That figure would apply to a new-born baby, who has yet to survive to 65.
Not to someone who has already avoided dying for more than 65 years.
A 65-year-old can on average expect to live to 83 or 84.
Pop-culture statistics = bad statistics.
blueemu pulled out the tablebases for old age
May 21, 2024
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#17
LilSis4Sale wrote:
blueemu wrote:
bobby_max wrote:
blueemu wrote:
2000 FIDE is certainly within reach.
I'm nearly 70.
Have you made your final arrangements? The actuarial tables say you have maybe 6 years to go.
Wrong again. As usual.
That figure would apply to a new-born baby, who has yet to survive to 65.
Not to someone who has already avoided dying for more than 65 years.
A 65-year-old can on average expect to live to 83 or 84.
Pop-culture statistics = bad statistics.
blueemu pulled out the tablebases for old age
I'm thinking of checking them every day...
Groucho Marx used to point out that growing old doesn't seem so bad when you consider the alternative.
May 21, 2024
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#18
Luke-Jaywalker wrote:
but asking other people if he is too old is a bit demented.
Sounds like we're on the case just in time!
hi guys,
i am 37 years old, i am playing chess over 22 years but not seriously, in 2023 summer , i decided to take chess seriously,i applied licance and participated 12 tournements until now, 2 of them were elo tournements, rest is national rating ukd, like uscf of turkey, my starting fide elo after 2 tournements 1738, my chess com rapid is 2140 around right now, my lichess rapid is 2260 around, my question is am i underrated, and should continue fide tournements, to reach above 2000 fide classical, or am i quite old and it is not a realistic goal?
thanks, my best regards