Dont know the history of Mikhail Tal but i believe he started playing chess at younger age. You just dont have enough time and strength at older age to become like over 2000 rated player if you start from bottom and no playing background at younger age. Or its almost impossible task. I only play blitz since i dont need to study openings or have high level end game skill since the time is the issues in game and in irl
I would usually have said that becoming over 2000 is definitely a possibility even for someone of your age, but based on your posts in this thread I have to agree with you that it will never happen. Lack of time and strength have little to do with it when you've already said you want to play nothing but blitz so that you can forego studying the opening or the endgame. You seem to want to coast off your supposed "math genius" and think you can get by without any work. Saying "it took me 2 months to reach 1400" already shows that you are lying to yourself.
I´m 47 years old and it took me 2 months to reach 1400 in blitz. When i was a kid i was "a math genius" and people wanted me to play chess but thought it was boring. Now at older age i have interested about it and find out that my fast brain works really well with blitz game format. Maybe i should taken chess more seriously as younger age. Now its too late to become pro player.
Define "pro" xD Chess World Champion, or Grandmaster (GM) is unlikely. However, just becoming titled (IM, NM, CM etc.) is still possible if you are willing to invest the time and effort to improve (but this "if" most don't find worth it).
Mikhail Tal reached his peak 2700+ rating at age 44!
Dont know the history of Mikhail Tal but i believe he started playing chess at younger age. You just dont have enough time and strength at older age to become like over 2000 rated player if you start from bottom and no playing background at younger age. Or its almost impossible task. I only play blitz since i dont need to study openings or have high level end game skill since the time is the issues in game and in irl