I think he heard about a guy that became grandmaster and he learned chess at age 17 i think
Can I become a grandmaster?
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what about Larry Kaufman. he becomae a GM by winning the 2008 World senior championship. he was 61:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kaufman
Mar 15, 2016
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thegreat_patzer wrote:
what about Larry Kaufman. he becomae a GM by winning the 2008 World senior championship. he was 61:
That's achieving the title by a "backdoor" method, and most GM's don't look kindly at it.
thegreat_patzer wrote:
what about Larry Kaufman. he becomae a GM by winning the 2008 World senior championship. he was 61:
Yes, but that was awarded for winning the world senior chamipnship. he did not get the GM title the regular way. I guess you can say he bucked the trend of having to be young, but i dont think this really applies.
Can i become Gm by winning in one tournament wow well i know what tournament im gonna play in
Can I become a GM? I'm 17 (turning 18 in June) and I learnt how to play chess about 1 year ago and now my average blitz/standard/OTB rating is 1700
no idea IGiverematches.... by the way sweet numbers. to go from beginner to 1700 OTB in a year is ... well .wow. Very impressive IMHO.
Mar 15, 2016
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IGiveRematches_GG wrote:
Can I become a GM? I'm 17 (turning 18 in June) and I learnt how to play chess about 1 year ago and now my average blitz/standard/OTB rating is 1700
Scores 55% against average opponent of 1380
estimates himself at 1700.
Seems legit.
oh my bad. I didn't look.
if you WERE to go from beginner to 1700 OTB in a year then , wow! very impressive IMHO...
Mar 15, 2016
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I mean, maybe he's great, I'm just being a jerk about it.
Beginner to 1700 OTB in a year is likely impossible. What's more likely is they use the term "beginner" very loosely.
There are kids with rating graphs like that. But it's hard to know how seriously they were playing when they had ratings of e.g. 500. I've heard stories of little kids resigning won positions when their opponent starts crying (lol).
Mar 15, 2016
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#32
There's a kid here in WI who learned how the pieces move just about three years ago and is 2100. I think he's 13.
Mar 15, 2016
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#33
Yeah, that's fine.
Kid to master in ~4 years is about right if they enjoy it / if their parents force them to the point other areas suffer.
IIRC future top 10 players do it in about 2 years.
Mar 15, 2016
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0110001101101000 wrote:
I mean, maybe he's great, I'm just being a jerk about it.
Beginner to 1700 OTB in a year is likely impossible. What's more likely is they use the term "beginner" very loosely.
There are kids with rating graphs like that. But it's hard to know how seriously they were playing when they had ratings of e.g. 500. I've heard stories of little kids resigning won positions when their opponent starts crying (lol).
It's possible in Europe. Much more difficult in the USA because of the way the USCF rating system is calibrated.
Mar 15, 2016
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hicetnunc wrote:
0110001101101000 wrote:
I mean, maybe he's great, I'm just being a jerk about it.
Beginner to 1700 OTB in a year is likely impossible. What's more likely is they use the term "beginner" very loosely.
There are kids with rating graphs like that. But it's hard to know how seriously they were playing when they had ratings of e.g. 500. I've heard stories of little kids resigning won positions when their opponent starts crying (lol).
It's possible in Europe. Much more difficult in the USA because of the way the USCF rating system is calibrated.
I have known "beginners" who are very good... they've never been to a tournament but their older brothers have, and they've played their older brothers every day for years...
Mar 15, 2016
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BEGINNER TO 1700 IN A YEAR EASY ISH IN GREAT BRITAIN YOU START ON 100 MEAN AVERGE OF GAMES PLAYED MINUS OPPOMENTS GRADE MINUS FIFTY FOR LOSS PLUS FIFTHY FOR WIN IF YOU IF YOU PLAY 80 TO 120 PLAYERS AND WIN CONSISTENTLY BRINGS YOU TO 130 TIMES EIGHT PLUS 650 1690 YEH EASY YES LIKELY NOT REALY
Mar 15, 2016
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#37
Take the Blackburne story with a LARGE grain of salt. He was a known con man. I strongly suspect he merely pretended to be a neophyte when he entered the chess club. It doesn't make much sense for someone to just wander into a chess club having never played the game, especially back then. His story doesn't ring true.
ChrisWainscott already gave a good answer:
It's possible, but not likely.
As Pfren said, it would take a huge commitment of time and energy, and even then there's no guarantee of success.
Mar 15, 2016
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Well OP I'm guna say probably not, unless you're super rich and could spend all your time studying and working with top coaches then you might have a shot. But if it makes you feel better you got a 9 year advantage on me. I'm 30 and just started in November after not touching a chessboard for like 10 years. If I can get to expert level at my age I'll consider that a win lol. If I was you i'd try to get to expert level, see how long that takes you and go from there.
erik42085 wrote:
Well OP I'm guna say probably not, unless you're super rich and could spend all your time studying and working with top coaches then you might have a shot. But if it makes you feel better you got a 9 year advantage on me. I'm 30 and just started in November after not touching a chessboard for like 10 years. If I can get to expert level at my age I'll consider that a win lol. If I was you i'd try to get to expert level, see how long that takes you and go from there.
How did you become 1691 in 5 months?
Mar 15, 2016
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#40
I don't work in the winter and I have no life. That's how lol.
DragonPhoenixSlayer wrote:
erik42085 wrote:
Well OP I'm guna say probably not, unless you're super rich and could spend all your time studying and working with top coaches then you might have a shot. But if it makes you feel better you got a 9 year advantage on me. I'm 30 and just started in November after not touching a chessboard for like 10 years. If I can get to expert level at my age I'll consider that a win lol. If I was you i'd try to get to expert level, see how long that takes you and go from there.
How did you become 1691 in 5 months?
The oldest person that I know of to become a GM is US Grandmaster Bryan Smith. Born in 1980, he learned to play chess at age 13, in 1993. Twenty years later, in 2013, he became a GM. I have no idea what his training regimen was, although I believe he traveled around Eastern Europe, playing chess a lot, which helped him.
https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2017083
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