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What is the best way to become a grandmaster how much time needed ?? Thanks
Begin at 4 or 5 years of age, have a good coach from the very beginning, spend many many hours studying, playing (and winning) tournaments.
If everything goes very well then maybe when you are 15 you can become a GM.
If you are already 20 or older then the answer is NEVER. You can become a good player but not a GM.
Thanks for answer mr.pashak
Possibly of interest:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-anyone-be-an-im-or-gm
What It Takes to Become a Chess Master by Andrew Soltis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review857.pdf
100 Chess Master Trade Secrets by Andrew Soltis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708094523/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review916.pdf
Reaching the Top?! by Peter Kurzdorfer
http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/2015/11/16/book-notice-kurzdorfers-reaching-the-top.html
http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Reaching-the-Top-77p3905.htm
What It Takes to Become a Grandmaster by GM Andrew Soltis
https://www.chess.com/article/view/don-t-worry-about-your-rating
https://www.chess.com/article/view/am-i-too-old-for-chess
Possibly of interest:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-anyone-be-an-im-or-gm
THIS! by Jeremy Silman should be THE wake-up to reality call to all!
In ANY case, having a sub-1000 rating and already thinking GM Title is like a kid on a 4-hour car trip asking, "Are we there yet?" 1/2 hour into the drive!
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