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kinglouiethe2nd
Oct 5, 2021
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Do you think that there is a genetic/physical limit to ones chess ability and in extent ones rating?

In other words do you think with enough practice anyone can become a 2000 rated player or even a master? Or does your cognitive ability create a barrier at some point?

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blueemu
Oct 5, 2021
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#2

I suspect that the limit involves your self-discipline and how much time you can afford to devote to study and practice, rather than genetics or IQ.

Another very important factor is psychological resilience... the ability to lose a game in horrible, embarassing fashion, then pick yourself up, shrug it off, and try again. Winston Churchill was fond of pointing out that one important ingredient to ultimate success is the ability to go from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Snowflakes make poor chess students.

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TCSPlayer
Oct 5, 2021
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Given that we have a limited life expectation, it is unlikely for majority of people to reach 2000. Otherwise if we we were eternal, then it was possible to discuss if the improvement is limited (e.g. can we teach an eternal monkey to become a GM?).

I was once 1300 (check my progress), but I improved, back then I wasn’t imagine that some day I would reach my today’s rating (even winning against a 2000 was a dream for me, I couldn’t even imagining that one day a 2000 player will be low rated for me). So if you are concerned about yourself, then give it a time to see what happens.