Goal of Becoming a 2200 player.

Ok, I am woundering if I would be wasting my time or if I have a chance.

I am 34 years old and will be 35 in June of next year.

I am going to be starting this Grandmaster program for a year and see how far I get.

 http://www.chessmasterschool.com/become-chess-master.asp

My biggest Goal is to reach 2200 Rating of National Master.

Can I get this title at my age and am in being in Reailty? 

Please, I am only trying to get to where I can help any youth that comes though McNairy Chess Club, based in Selmer,TN. I am the Founder / Presidient.

 Please, only make a comment if it is Positive or speak in a Reality way but Respectfully. Thanks

Set yourself sub-goals, say 1100 for now, then keep striving onwards and upwards to hit the next 100.

2200 is a big goal (it's good to have big goals) but it will take time to achieve. If you focus solely on 2200 (or ratings at all really) it could become diseartening if you'd put a lot of time and effort in and were still a long way from 2200... even if you had made progress that someone else would be very pleased with.

Also, each 100 points will require a lot more to get than the last one.

In the mean time, enjoy your chess and don't attach too much importance to winning and losing or making mistakes, they're all just opportunities to learn. 

I got my NM title at age 48. However, I was rated 2100+ since I was about 20. The reason it took me so long is because I quit chess for 20 years.

Honestly, if you're in your mid-30's and rated under 1500, I would say you have no realistic hope of becoming a master.

Forget about 2200. Focus on reaching 1600, that's an attainable goal. If you get there, then make 1800 your next goal. If you succeed with that, then go for 2000. But seriously, take it one step at a time. 

@OP, becoming a master starting at your age is probably over the top, but you can still become a very good player.

The ICS program is good and will help, but you'll need to invest a lot of time in your chess.

Why not trying to become 1400 first?

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You will have to invest a lot of time in chess and I don't know if it is worth the effort.

However, I am really sceptic about "chessmasterschool". I cannot judge the quality of their lessons or the content offered for the 34$/month, but what makes me wonder is the fact that on the page they show "Andrei Istratescu, 2700 ELO one of the strongest players in the World
Head of International Chess School". Look him up at the FIDE site, actually he is 2600 ELO, still extremely strong, but to me it seems a bit fishy....

I know two online friends (regular club players) who are happy with the contents of ICS, but you're right the 2700 advertising is marketing (though he was 2650 for a couple years).

I've seen much worse though

There's nothing fishy about ICS, I enlisted on their core program about 2 years ago and I can testify that it's excellent.

As for Istratescu's rating, I would suggest that the website cites his peak rating? At any rate, at his peak he was rated about 45 in the world. His credentials are sound: for many years he was Romania's number one and represented Romania in six Olympiads. Now a French citizen, he has also coached the French national team (he may still do this, but I'm not sure). The French are pretty good!

They should hire Paco from Hawaii instead.

I wrote above that 2600 is extremely strong and in my opinion the rating is not connected to coaching ability.

Anyway, according to chess-db his peak was 2677 in 2014. Therefore, I was just wondering why he feels the need to claim he was even stronger than he is. Only reason might be marketing.

Good luck OP with your aims, I'm sure you'll enjoy the ICS course and the only advice I would give is this: don't set rating targets!

Remember that the rating is imperfect and inaccurate (just like any measurement), but if you fail to hit your target this can be very demoralising...

The main thing is to develop as a player and the course will certainly help you to achieve this.

I'm sure you're right, his credentials as a coach are pretty impressive though. Perhaps we can give the fella the benefit of the doubt and simply say the rating quoted on the website is rounded to the nearest 100?

Incidentally, when Istratescu isn't busy playing or coaching he's helping to fight the good fight against corruption as well:

http://www.auschess.org.au/columns/ct/ct150701.htm

If you have 2200 rating online but fide rating 1500 it is normal because majority online player cannot play chess....

1.  Do you have a OTB rating?

2. Baby Steps.  Start with something more realistic at first.  Play in OTB tournament games, and start with the USCF class's (D-C-B-A)

3. You are going to find Expert hard enough to make.  

4. Unless you have some sorta natural talent for the game, I would say USCF 2200 is going to be very difficult.  

5. Prepare to study your you know what off.  Be prepared to hire a coach.  No online course will do it alone.  

6. No matter your outcome, be happy with your progress, and Have Fun!

Good Luck! 

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