My parents think i have a chess addiction and want me to quit chess, is that true?

What are your hobbies and other interests?

What are your favorite school subjects?

You should listen to your parents. I understand that chess is cool and fascinating but for every pre-teen and teenager your education should always come first. However, it's also important to have hobbies and extracurricular activities, so if you can convince your parents that you're completing your schoolwork on time and to the best of your ability, then you can use chess as a kind of reward for doing well in school. Just a thought :-)

Make sure you get awesome grades in school, a's and a b or two. Then say that chess helps, etc. Btw, try not to over reach for GM as your goal studying 4-6 HOURS A DAY ON CHESS! Keep it healthy, do 2.5-3 or less hours on school days and maybe 4 on weekends. Balance is key.

Chances are, your parents see chess as a board game like Monopoly. If someone was playing Monopoly 3 hours a day every day, I'd be concerned. Prove to them it's more of another sport, rather than something like Monopoly

But is is basically a more advanced version of Monopoly. Sure, any learning and mental activity is somewhat good for the brain but that also applies to playing video games or pokemon cards. And unlike physical sports, you don't get the proven positive effect on learning and the brain. 

(Sources: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/does-playing-chess-make-you-smarter-not-really

https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2017/12/14-1 )

So for TS, my recommendation would be:

1. Decrease your chess time to 2 hours a day and maybe 3-4 on weekends. 

2. Try to get into school club or any other club with juniors/kids so you can show your parents that you're serious and not just wasting time on play games.

3. Learn how to learn efficiently. I recommend the google talk with Barbara Oakley and I it's possible for kids the coursera course "Learning how to learn". That would be good for both your chess and studies.

4. Don't play in secret, show your parents that you can keep what you promise.

5. Spend some extra time on your actual studies, especially in subjects you're bad at. Getting better grades would show your parents that you're not losing school for chess.

6. Spend the rest of your extrea time on some daily physical exersize. Those are always good for your brain.

the boomers here are so cringe.

this aint the 70's, kids aint playing outside laughing with friends like some sitcom. most are glued on instagram, whastap, tiktok and whatever else 12 hours a day.

you will probably be more well adjusted playing chess a lot then being academically obsessed by getting 25 AP courses, all to have a chance to get into a fancy university that has artificially raised its standard by putting every tiger mom in the country agaisnt each other.

well adjusted? if you can pay taxes when you get a job, and can force eye contact without getting a panic attack, you are well adjusted enough these days.

+1

Tell them there are worse addictions than chess.

Plot twist: @Lorgen is his parent.

Do you write these things down? There’s no way you go through 2 master games that quickly…

Monopoly has chance. Chess doesn’t.

Focus on geometry.

That’s dystopian. 

I play basketball too I'm the MVP of the school ;) I do play sports but going to quit them to perdue GM or IM

MVP? What position do you play? If you’re already that good at basketball why become a GM? Basketball players earn more.

I play power forward post up and do layups and run over kids on accident

Well I gtg school now I will see i u in 7 hours

Also I will never be able to go to the NBA my dad tried he failed h

say "just because you gave birth to me doesn't mean you can control my hobbies just because you dont like it"