How good is one's likelihood of becoming a GM?

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Feufollet

blacksmith? Does that trade still exist in the U.S. ?

greenfreeze

but in the end how much money to your earn

shell_knight
Feufollet wrote:

Let's say one has all the recipe for becoming a GM:

High IQ, love of the game and the desire and determination to win.

How many games do I have to play for me to be able to tell if I could reach GM level ?

I see some players with a rating of greater than 1800 after only a few hundred games.

If after having played over 2000 games, my rating still stagnate around 1600, should I  kiss ny chances good-bye of ever becoming a GM who can actually win 1st place in a real tournament?

Ronen Har Zvi said he got his GM title after only 300 some tournament games.

richb8888

why this obsssion with being a gm lol

shell_knight
richb8888 wrote:

why this obsssion with being a gm lol

And then upon realizing it might take as much as 3.5 years giving up?  LOL

I thought GM was easy, which is why pretty much everyone is a GM.  Guess I was wrong and it takes a little effort.  I mean, I got a $2 set from Walmart and read the 5x11 rule sheet... that's gotta count for something!

Time4Tea

Realistically, it's probably zero unless you were already a master by the time you were about 12.