quit chess temporarily or not

I live in India and study in tenth standard and play good chess. I want myself to be devoted to chess and I want Hess to be my profession i n years to come. but my parents want me to give it up for sometime as to concentrate on my studies in order to get good marks in 10 class which is very important in India. what should I do, sideline chess for 2 yrs or not

You are currently a low rated player.  (It is not meant as an insult. So am I.)

If you were thinking of becoming a chess professional, one would expect you to have a rating in the range of the leading players for your age bracket.  There are several Indian grandmasters your age! And many masters, and candidate masters.  Very few of them will become professional chess players. What hope do you hold out for those who are currently rated 1000 points below master level?

Chess is fun but it is better to focus on your studies, using a little time on the side for your hobbies, like chess. Everybody needs some time for recreation. Nobody studies all the time. Perhaps you can work out a deal-- you will be allowed to play chess for one hour each day for each set of good grades you turn in.

A good education will put food on your table and provide you with the leisure time to pursue your hobbies.

follow your heart. others don't know what's right for you, they can only say what they would do.

you might resist your parents suggestion but they really have your best interest at heart. One path is a gamble and the other is wisdom. You're smart enough to play chess, you're smart enough to see the difference. Its not like you can't do both, but they are asking you to keep your priorities straight.

Focus on your studies and keep chess as a hobby. Do your best to try to find some enjoyment in your studies. Education is an opportunity that is out of reach for millions of people; never forget that it is, indeed, a privilege. Chess is wonderful and can enrich the rest of your life. But unless you have already exhibited extraordinary talent in chess, it would be a serious mistake to let your studies suffer because of it.

I recognize this may not be what you wanted to hear. But it is the best advice I can give and the path most likely to lead to your future happiness.

Chess will always be there. I gave it up for twelve years after 30 years. When I came back it was still there.

School should come first.

Go for the sure thing instead of the snowballs chance in hell. Look at how many people that play chess and how many make money at it. This would be an easy choice for you if you knew what it was like to be poor.

A young man's priorities should be:

1) school

2) diet and exercise

3) young women

4) chess

I agree with Ziryab but will switch #1 and #2

1. Diet and Physical Firness (fit body, fit mind)

2. School

3. Young women, MILFs, cougars

4. Golf

5. Chess

Unless you are Wei Yi or Magnus. 

OP I would focus on school first, you can keep chess as a hobby. For most people, chess as a profession would be one which has very little financial rewards. To make a good living as a chess player, 2600 fide is an absolutely minimum.

Two things:

1)Dota 2's Aui 2000 has an episode on breaking into the proscene there. In that video he shares a secret. If someone asks him, do you think I can become pro, he says probably not. The reason being: If they aren't determined enough to try harder after he says that, then they probably aren't determined enough to get there anyway. 

2) My name is Adam Foltin. I have a dream of becoming World Champion, but when I started, it was a barebones quest. There was no purpose other than "I want to be the best". Now that dream has changed, somewhere along the way it was, "I want to become the first spiritual chess player and I want to be someone who is educated and a scholar". Magnus for example, never went to college. He probably reads to know more, but he is not a gregarious guy likely because chess is his profession and he doesn't know how to tie in to other things. He is also probably very down to earth. But I believe chess can be all sorts of things, and while I would rather not spill the contents of my brain onto the internet, you need this, and so I will give it to you. I'm planning on doing all I can in college to balance studies and chess. My rating is meaningless to me, its just an internet rating which I seem to not care about too much despite the fact that I care what others think about it and about me, what matters is that when I start winning tournaments(I wasn't ready in high school), I'm gonna come out of nowhere, a ball of energy and mystery. People who burst onto the scene exist, Wesley So did it, but then there are people who just come out of nowhere. I think I want to come out of nowhere this year. Watch for me in big U.S. tournaments like NNC and Pan Ams.

@ Aquarius550, rating here does not mean too much of course, but if you are good in chess, your rating will show it here. If you are willing to provide a real name, we can see if you really can bring a storm to the chess world, but i highly doubt it.

Nothing wrong with golf. I thought of it as embraced in "exercise", but that presumes walking and carrying one's clubs.

Golf is far too expensive for the peasants to take up .  Maybe Bowling ?  

Football (proper kind not usa 1 )

mates

pub

chess

food

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