HELP ME MAKE A LIFE DECISION - Chess Forums - Page 4

TetsuoShima

Jul 9, 2013

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#61

Jion_Wansu wrote:

TortoiseMaximus wrote:

Let me save a soul here. Programming, and it's not close. Graduate school by research is basically legalized slavery. Your advisor owns your butt, and they can do anything they want to you and the school will back them no matter what.

To paraphrase some guy on the internet somewhere, "you can literally see what 'sunk costs' look like in the eyes of a fifth-year PhD student." Research can be great if and only if you LOVE your topic AND your advisor.

Also, real talk, saying you want to be a great chess player at 30 isn't much different from saying you want to be a great basketball player, tennis player, or fighter at 30. It's theoretically possible I suppose, but definitely have a Plan B.

It's possible. Dan Severn started fighting in the UFC in his 30s. Some guy started running marathons in his 30s, etc.

but its like winning in the lottery. I think paraguay also had a really good soccer player in their team that started that late, even though i believe in soccer age matters even more.

TetsuoShima

Jul 9, 2013

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#62

for me the question is, is it possible to start as adult and become so proficent that at any stage you can play with plans and techniques and dont have to be an opportunist anymore. To really play chess on a higher level.

For example i play my knight to g6 i know if he takes to double pawns. For the doubled pawns i get a nice attack line and my position springs to life because my pieces are not badly placed there is a harmony in my position.

But i know if he attacks the pawn twice i cant defend it, i have to move my pawn and i get an awkward position. On the other hand i can do a trick and win a piece if he really attacks it twice, automatically i just have the feeling he will fall for it and he does.

This occasions happen really rarely and by accident. but is it possible to always play chess on that level of thought, without having to be and opportunist and really know like a master where pieces will be able to spring to life and find the right set up and stuff like that.

I mean often pieces look like really passively placed but they can spring to life, because somehow there is still some harmony i dont grasp.

While at other times they pieces are just bad forever.

My question is, even if you cant play internationally when you start as an adult. Can you play real chess with planning the entire time and really understanding chess, or will you be forever crippled and have to hope to get good positions??

SocialPanda

Jul 9, 2013

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#63

red-lady wrote:

Isn't this a bit of a strange question for a 30 year old man? I haven't told my parents??? Should I start working??? If you studied until now (let's say 26 years of education...) Why don't you do something with it then?

Actually it´s not that difficult to understand the "I Haven´t told my parents" part... he says, he hasn´t been working the last 3 years... so he must get his money somewhere right?

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#64

socialista wrote:

red-lady wrote:

Isn't this a bit of a strange question for a 30 year old man? I haven't told my parents??? Should I start working??? If you studied until now (let's say 26 years of education...) Why don't you do something with it then?

Actually it´s not that difficult to understand the "I Haven´t told my parents" part... he says, he hasn´t been working the last 3 years... so he must get his money somewhere right?

Well, before moving to another continent I would also tell my parents. Even at 30, plus if they are going to be the ones who are gonna pay it

TetsuoShima

Jul 9, 2013

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#65

pdela wrote:

socialista wrote:

red-lady wrote:

Isn't this a bit of a strange question for a 30 year old man? I haven't told my parents??? Should I start working??? If you studied until now (let's say 26 years of education...) Why don't you do something with it then?

Actually it´s not that difficult to understand the "I Haven´t told my parents" part... he says, he hasn´t been working the last 3 years... so he must get his money somewhere right?

Well, before moving to another continent I would also tell my parents. Even at 30, plus if they are going to be the ones who are gonna pay it

moving to another continent, that would be the ultimate dream for me

SocialPanda

Jul 9, 2013

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#66

TetsuoShima wrote:

pdela wrote:

socialista wrote:

red-lady wrote:

Isn't this a bit of a strange question for a 30 year old man? I haven't told my parents??? Should I start working??? If you studied until now (let's say 26 years of education...) Why don't you do something with it then?

Actually it´s not that difficult to understand the "I Haven´t told my parents" part... he says, he hasn´t been working the last 3 years... so he must get his money somewhere right?

Well, before moving to another continent I would also tell my parents. Even at 30, plus if they are going to be the ones who are gonna pay it

moving to another continent, that would be the ultimate dream for me

It´s no big deal. The people is the same everywhere.

TetsuoShima

Jul 9, 2013

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#67

I live in europe and i have been to asia and south america, im telling you people are completly different.

I believe living on another continent would be pretty cool. If i had the chance i would go imediatly. I mean i think its always good for your evolution and your brain to travel a lot and get to know different lifes.

Its good for you brain, to get to live somewhere else as well, when you have to get used to to different surounding everything new, your brain has to make new connections and stuff....

WGM Natalia_Pogonina

Jul 9, 2013

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#68

pdve wrote:

Even though I have not told my parents. My aim in life is to become a great chess player. I don't care what I do for a living as long as I can achieve this aim.

I am 30 years old.

I have two options before me..

1) Return to graduate school in the US(paying my way through it, coz funding is not available) and pursuing research

2) Getting a 9 to 5 job in programming in my own country.

Which one of these two options is likely to give me more room for chess and which is better for chess progress.

Q for High rated players -- What do you do for a living and how do you allocate time for chess.

Define "great" please. Realistically speaking, you are unlikely to reach master level if you have a full-time job and aren't a strong player already.

Choosing between only the two options that you've mentioned, I'd take a real job. Graduate studies require more dedication & pay worse. You will need a sustainable income if you want to study chess seriously.

Answering your last question: I play chess for a living.

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#69

Natalia_Pogonina wrote:

pdve wrote:

Even though I have not told my parents. My aim in life is to become a great chess player. I don't care what I do for a living as long as I can achieve this aim.

I am 30 years old.

I have two options before me..

1) Return to graduate school in the US(paying my way through it, coz funding is not available) and pursuing research

2) Getting a 9 to 5 job in programming in my own country.

Which one of these two options is likely to give me more room for chess and which is better for chess progress.

Q for High rated players -- What do you do for a living and how do you allocate time for chess.

Define "great" please. Realistically speaking, you are unlikely to reach master level if you have a full-time job and aren't a strong player already.

Choosing between only the two options that you've mentioned, I'd take a real job. Graduate studies require more dedication & pay worse. You will need a sustainable income if you want to study chess seriously.

Answering your last question: I play chess for a living.

always bragging...

bean_Fischer

Jul 9, 2013

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#70

pdela wrote:

Natalia_Pogonina wrote:

pdve wrote:

always bragging...

Seriously anything wrong?

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#71

bean_Fischer wrote:

pdela wrote:

Natalia_Pogonina wrote:

pdve wrote:

always bragging...

Seriously anything wrong?

about?

bean_Fischer

Jul 9, 2013

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#72

pdela wrote:

bean_Fischer wrote:

pdela wrote:

Natalia_Pogonina wrote:

pdve wrote:

always bragging...

Seriously anything wrong?

about?

No I am the one who asks questions.

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#73

bean_Fischer wrote:

pdela wrote:

bean_Fischer wrote:

pdela wrote:

Natalia_Pogonina wrote:

pdve wrote:

always bragging...

Seriously anything wrong?

about?

No I am the one who asks questions.

why?

bean_Fischer

Jul 9, 2013

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#74

I am the one who asks questions. READ.

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#75

I'm not understanding

SocialPanda

Jul 9, 2013

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#76

Natalia_Pogonina wrote:

pdve wrote:

Even though I have not told my parents. My aim in life is to become a great chess player. I don't care what I do for a living as long as I can achieve this aim.

I am 30 years old.

I have two options before me..

1) Return to graduate school in the US(paying my way through it, coz funding is not available) and pursuing research

2) Getting a 9 to 5 job in programming in my own country.

Which one of these two options is likely to give me more room for chess and which is better for chess progress.

Q for High rated players -- What do you do for a living and how do you allocate time for chess.

Define "great" please. Realistically speaking, you are unlikely to reach master level if you have a full-time job and aren't a strong player already.

Choosing between only the two options that you've mentioned, I'd take a real job. Graduate studies require more dedication & pay worse. You will need a sustainable income if you want to study chess seriously.

Answering your last question: I play chess for a living.

He defines great as achieving 1900...

With that rating it would be difficult even to become a coach for junior players.

LoekBergman

Jul 9, 2013

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#77

@pdela: instead of bragging can you also perceive it as putting someone with two feet back on the ground. If you had the ability to be a great chess player, would you not have the need to have another job. The OP is in need for another job, which is already an indication that his talent is not enough to become a great chess player. Pogonina is younger, but already stronger. What he wants, is the life she has.

It is like a silent move in a game of chess. Silent moves can roar in the background. Or something like one player asks his opponent 'did you see that mate in one?' 'Which mate?' 'This mate'. It is like a wake up call. Don't waste your times on dreams that will never become true. I see it as she is really helping him.

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#78

LoekBergman wrote:

@pdela: instead of bragging can you also perceive it as putting someone with two feet back on the ground. If you had the ability to be a great chess player, would you not have the need to have another job. The OP is in need for another job, which is already an indication that his talent is not enough to become a great chess player. Pogonina is younger, but already stronger. What he wants, is the life she has.

It is like a silent move in a game of chess. Silent moves can roar in the background. Or something like one player asks his opponent 'did you see that mate in one?' 'Which mate?' 'This mate'. It is like a wake up call. Don't waste your times on dreams that will never become true. I see it as she is really helping him.

I'm kidding, Loek, I do it often...even Natalia knows is a joke

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#79

But actually, she brags too often

pdela

Jul 9, 2013

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#80

Victor-Servranckx wrote:

I also play chess for a living. Next to that i entertain some hobbies that distract me from that and that give me some money to pay for the living of my family.

I guess you would have to give a better (or more detailed) explanation ;)