At what rating can you call yourself a pro?

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Avatar of DCthedestroyer

I am 1650 and I have a long way to become a pro. I think 2200 is good.

Avatar of Kowarenai

i am 2400 yet i think thats garbage mostly cause i am hard on my chess, if i am not at least 2000 OTB or near master level i always consider my ratings online as "not good enough"

Avatar of DCthedestroyer

I am talking about rapid ratings

 

Avatar of Kowarenai

i am 2200 then i still consider it garbage

Avatar of DCthedestroyer

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Avatar of KeSetoKaiba

I'd consider any titled chess player a "pro" and this is primarily because of status and level of chess insight required to reach those titles. 

@Kowarenai it also isn't about rating where you feel garbage or not because even titled players sometimes feel like their chess play is trash. It is a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." 

Here is Levy calling his own chess play trash 

(disclaimer, video has language but isn't severe enough to be 18+, so watch at your own caution, but if that doesn't bother you, then this isn't too bad)

Avatar of EBowie

I think you're a "pro" when you're making money playing chess (winning tournaments, events, etc. not hustling in the park for money).  Or if you're a titled player.  I don't think rating alone constitutes professional.

Avatar of DCthedestroyer

ok

 

Avatar of llama36
DCthedestroyer wrote:

I am talking about rapid ratings

 

There are (basically) no pros playing rapid ratings online. 2200 rapid is good, sure, but it doesn't go much higher than that. That's close to the top. When you're that good you have to switch to blitz, which goes up to 3200-3300 on chess.com.

Pros should be able to get over 3000 in 3|0.

Avatar of Darsheel_Chess55

1800 Classical FIDE rating should be good enough to call yourself professional

Avatar of Tempetown
EBowie wrote:

I think you're a "pro" when you're making money playing chess (winning tournaments, events, etc. not hustling in the park for money). Or if you're a titled player. I don't think rating alone constitutes professional.

Titled players are able to play in amateur tournaments if they do not get paid to play. "The term "pro" is not defined by your Elo.

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chesssblackbelt wrote:

Pro is when chess is your job. So GM I think

You think wrong. Many people who are not GMs make a living off of chess and, thus, are pros. And many GMs dont make any money from chess and, thus, are not pros.

Avatar of Mid-KnightRider

If you win money in a fide tournament you're at least semi-pro

Avatar of randomchessguy555

Yeaaaa!!!! I'm pro toooo!!!

Avatar of JETINATE
2000 rapid chess.com
Avatar of CockroachDolly

Yay! I'm a prooo

Avatar of IntrovertedCPawn

the official definition of being a professional is being paid to do something

Avatar of Mid-KnightRider

can call myself a pro, I'd just be drastically wrong. But yeah if you get paid enough to live on your a pro.

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ShikshaWithPraveen wrote:

Yay! I'm a prooo

basically, 2800, only in my wildest dreams will I get there.

Avatar of CasinoSirol

2200 elo in online chess and 1500 irl