Im 13 almost 14, is it too late to start a Chess career, or become GM?

Wanna know if I can achieve to be GM or better at the age of 13/14, or if it’s too late, cuz then i think I’ll just quit/not take chess seriously.

I started playing last year at 27 and I'm also wondering why I should even bother trying to improve at this game. It's ultimately an exercise in futility, frustration, and madness. I only recommend you keep playing if you enjoy humbling yourself and struggling every day for the rest of your life.

I think your mindset in this question is wrong. To become GM or reach your fullest potential as a chess player wether it be as a professional or not, i think the most important thing is to be genuily in love with chess, almost obsessivly. And, If you are, then you will have a chance to reace any type of chess goal. But, If a specific titel is the most important, then i would say, probably no. So, If you dont (almost obsessivly love chess) then dont bother. You should always pursuit something you love, If its a life long commitment. Anything else is a waste of your life.

Btw, i think this applies to all aspects in life. If you only willing to grind and put in work for something you think you can be the best at, then life will in time teach you the lesson that you threw it all away. There will always be someone better than YOU, whatever you decide to go for. Do things beacuse you love doing it. If you dont love doing it, and dont have to do it, why do it at all.

Thx I understand now

Its time to retire, 14 is too old, capablanca was IM at age of 3 and GM at 8 

13 is still young, Akiba Rubinstein started at 14. I started playing chess at 25, now i'm 26

When I was 15 I was 800 here. Now look where I am at 18. Is it good enough if I continue like that to become a GM? Time will tell

That *is* a late start, which is a disadvantage, but it still might be possible. I think Yasser Seirawan had a late start. However, to make it to GM requires both hard work and native talent. If you don't have native talent, you'll never make GM.

Es buena edad

It's very easy to improve at your age. These lazy old idiots here just don't know how to work hard. Prove them wrong

Regardless of age, most people never become a GM. So, I don't think one should wonder if he can be a GM before he is a strong player (certainly over 2000 FIDE). As others wrote, the questions you should ask yourself are more like : "do I enjoy chess?", "How much time do I want to Invest in chess?", "Do I want to play OTB chess? In a real  life club? Do I want to take lessons? Do I enjoy practicing? Do I see myself playing 2,5,10 years from now?

Honestly it’s never too late to start your career as a professional chess player. I started playing at 12 and my knowledge of the game has grown and strengthened since then.

I’m not sure why, but the op reminds me of The Sound of Music, “I am sixteen going on 17…”

at any rate go ahead and follow your dream! Just remember to study other subjects as well, language, art, music, science, etc.

why?

“I’m 13 almost 14…” is just what made it pop into my mind. Nothing important. 

How about a international master?

What you'll need is to be supported for about a decade to maybe fifteen years of non-productive life, where all you do is study and play chess. In this time, you will gain no other skills and have a stunted social life. You will sacrifice your actual life and all its potential for the slim hope of attaining mastery of a game that computers may well make obsolete soon. Does any of this sound like a good idea?

Yes, yes it does actually.