i starded playing chess when i was 13, i'm 18 now with a USFC rating of 1635. its pretty sad to see this guy still stuck at 1700's even after playing chess for more than 10 years and being at 1400 at age 7
jesus christ bro, I already mentioned in this thread that I dont give a crap about chess anymore, I just play for hell of it; I dont practice, study, go over openings. The only reason I still play is because my chess team in highschool travels around the country for scholastic tournaments, and since we always qualify, all of our expenses are paid for.
I already stopped focusing on chess once I reached middleschool, and I had a peak rating of 1870 when I was in 4th grade, so keep feeling good about your measily 1600 rating @ 18 years.
P.S. HURSE could beuse as SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS for HORSE ; Forgive my HORSING around ! ; Cheers