time needed to master chess and best resources

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yazoon-8197
Hey guys !
I was wondering about the time needed to play chess professionally ...... I hear it must be too long but like how long ?
Also, what is the best resource that I can learn from as a begginer ??
kindaspongey

yazoon-8197 wrote:

"... I was wondering about the time needed to play chess professionally ...... I hear it must be too long but like how long ? ..."

Perhaps of interest:

https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-anyone-be-an-im-or-gm

yazoon-8197 wrote:

"... what is the best resource that I can learn from as a begginer ??"

Possibly helpful:

Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf

Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf

The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/

Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf

Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf

Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)

http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html

Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/

A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf