If you work like a dog, you can make Expert, for sure.
Is it possible to earn a title starting after the age of 18?
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Absolutely. Ur rating is already a hell of an accomplishment. I'm in the same boat, started playing at 19 and been playing for 10 months. Anything's attainable with work. Good luck dude.
Feb 25, 2019
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#24
Good luck to you. Perfectly reasonable question IMO and not asked in an arrogant way. Shame about the snide replies. (my aim is far lower and that is to probably realise I'm not going to get any better, nor really try too hard, but keep enjoying it as much as I do)
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
notshadey wrote:
I don't under estimate it, i just don't know how much work it requires.
lol
I mean, if he never estimated it at all, I guess he didn't underestimate it, either!
bong711 wrote:
notshadey wrote:
I learned the game of chess at 19 years old and have since played for 2 years. I have increased my rating in 3minute blitz from 600 to 1800 and 10 minute from 600 to over 2100 on lichess. Is it possible that i, or anybody for that matter could earn a title after starting so late. I've heard it's quite improbbable if not near impossible to become a grandmaster so late, but how about a FIDE master, or an international master? I'd love to see some informative stuff. Thanks!
You're still young. IF someone would support your living expenses, have an understanding girlfriend, it's VERY POSSIBLE.
I'm "only" twenty myself, and by a fair margin the majority of my opponents in OTB tournaments (and I'm an expert and am playing open or under 2200 type sections) are younger than I am. If he puts in a lot of work I'm sure he can become decent at chess, but let's not pretend he's starting young, at all.
Feb 26, 2019
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AlphaZeroDark30 wrote:
Evolvedtoo wrote:
when 12 year olds become gm's it doesn't take thousands of hours.
They do it by copying existing theory from high-level coaches, but they almost always hit the wall afterwards. Kamsky was 2780 USCF at fourteen. How much did he improve after that? Why can these kids gain 2,000 points in ten years and then 50 points the next twenty? Nothing left to copy.
Top-level chess is like WWE, putting on a show for the fans but with the athletes not exerting themselves. Wresting is "scripted" to avoid injury. Chess has no such excuse.
You nailed it!
AlphaZeroDark30 wrote:
Evolvedtoo wrote:
when 12 year olds become gm's it doesn't take thousands of hours.
They do it by copying existing theory from high-level coaches, but they almost always hit the wall afterwards. Kamsky was 2780 USCF at fourteen. How much did he improve after that? Why can these kids gain 2,000 points in ten years and then 50 points the next twenty? Nothing left to copy.
Top-level chess is like WWE, putting on a show for the fans but with the athletes not exerting themselves. Wresting is "scripted" to avoid injury. Chess has no such excuse.
Lol.
I love these forums, I really do
"Good luck to you. Perfectly reasonable question IMO and not asked in an arrogant way. Shame about the snide replies. ..." - sqlmatt
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
On the contrary, I think the snideness adds an element of honesty all too lacking from contemporary fare.
I think one can be honest without being snide.
Mar 2, 2019
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#30
notshadey wrote:
I learned the game of chess at 19 years old and have since played for 2 years. I have increased my rating in 3minute blitz from 600 to 1800 and 10 minute from 600 to over 2100 on lichess. Is it possible that i, or anybody for that matter could earn a title after starting so late. I've heard it's quite improbbable if not near impossible to become a grandmaster so late, but how about a FIDE master, or an international master? I'd love to see some informative stuff. Thanks!
If you play scoring 70% in rated U2000 events and 50% in Open tournament, you need about 100 games to become NM.
Mar 2, 2019
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#31
It‘s rare and those who discuss it endlessly in public forums will never do. The talented just make it working hard!
AlphaZeroDark30 wrote:
Evolvedtoo wrote:
when 12 year olds become gm's it doesn't take thousands of hours.
They do it by copying existing theory from high-level coaches, but they almost always hit the wall afterwards. Kamsky was 2780 USCF at fourteen. How much did he improve after that? Why can these kids gain 2,000 points in ten years and then 50 points the next twenty? Nothing left to copy.
Top-level chess is like WWE, putting on a show for the fans but with the athletes not exerting themselves. Wresting is "scripted" to avoid injury. Chess has no such excuse.
In the entire history of chess.com there have been thousands or really stupid posts, but I think this takes the prize as the absolutely dumbest
kindaspongey wrote:
"Good luck to you. Perfectly reasonable question IMO and not asked in an arrogant way. Shame about the snide replies. ..." - sqlmatt
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
On the contrary, I think the snideness adds an element of honesty all too lacking from contemporary fare.
I think one can be honest without being snide.
If they can't take the snideness, they will never be tough enough to get good at chess.
Mar 3, 2019
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Laskersnephew hat geschrieben:
AlphaZeroDark30 wrote:
Evolvedtoo wrote:
when 12 year olds become gm's it doesn't take thousands of hours.
They do it by copying existing theory from high-level coaches, but they almost always hit the wall afterwards. Kamsky was 2780 USCF at fourteen. How much did he improve after that? Why can these kids gain 2,000 points in ten years and then 50 points the next twenty? Nothing left to copy.
Top-level chess is like WWE, putting on a show for the fans but with the athletes not exerting themselves. Wresting is "scripted" to avoid injury. Chess has no such excuse.
In the entire history of chess.com there have been thousands or really stupid posts, but I think this takes the prize as the absolutely dumbest
Indeed. Trolls are fed well here as far I can see.
notshadey escreveu:
I learned the game of chess at 19 years old and have since played for 2 years. I have increased my rating in 3minute blitz from 600 to 1800 and 10 minute from 600 to over 2100 on lichess. Is it possible that i, or anybody for that matter could earn a title after starting so late. I've heard it's quite improbbable if not near impossible to become a grandmaster so late, but how about a FIDE master, or an international master? I'd love to see some informative stuff. Thanks!
"To achieve his grandmaster title, Gukesh had set off on a world tour playing every tournament he got his hands on. In fact, from his first IM norm till his third GM norm, Gukesh has played a huge 30 tournaments in the last 16 months he has played around 276 games in 13 countries! "
"Gukesh spent countless number of hours working on his chess and that saw his rating sky rocket from 1291 close to 2000. Thereafter he worked with strong Indian IM P. Karthikeyan "
https://www.chess.com/news/view/gukesh-becomes-2nd-youngest-gm-in-history
If you pay a coach and have as much time as a child has, no problems with girlfriends, children, work, then it is possible until you reach 35 years (30?). Apparently our cognitive skills are being drained after 30 years Anyway, I think there is not a player who reached GM without a trainer/coach!
Laskersnephew wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:
"Good luck to you. Perfectly reasonable question IMO and not asked in an arrogant way. Shame about the snide replies. ..." - sqlmatt
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
On the contrary, I think the snideness adds an element of honesty all too lacking from contemporary fare.
I think one can be honest without being snide.
If they can't take the snideness, they will never be tough enough to get good at chess.
Has anyone been appointed to weed out those not "tough enough to get good at chess"?
"Has anyone been appointed to weed out those not "tough enough to get good at chess"?"
Life does that. But if you can't take a small amount of snark, you're probably not going to be able to take all the crushing defeats you will endure on the road to mastery
Mar 3, 2019
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#38
Reading all this crap recently, is this Trump's trolling army?
https://en.chessbase.com/post/trump-kramnik-botvinnik-junge-benko
"My ratings suggest I know a good deal about chess"
What rating are you talking about?
According to my friend IM Macaraig, when they went to Moscow in an event. He played with bystanders in the event. He was shocked a few of them were Master strength although working as janitors on the building of the venue.