What is a maximum rating an ordinary person can get?

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gamesfan

Well, someone 25 years old or older that has average stats and is not a genius. He just learned to play chess or has a rating of around 1200 or whatever is the average for a chess player.

ponz111
gamesfan wrote:

Well, someone 25 years old or older that has average stats and is not a genius. He just learned to play chess or has a rating of around 1200 or whatever is the average for a chess player.

You still have not defined your terms very well.

gamesfan

What more information do you need?

Eseles
gamesfan wrote:

What more information do you need?

How much interest does he have in chess and how much time is he willing to spend for it?

913Glorax12

male or female.

Because we all know that males are better at chess than females. So a 25 year old female-small chance that she is going to be a GM. Now, a male. Then we are talking

ponz111

also what is average?  If he just leard to play chess-say a month ago-1200 is a high rating.  If  he learned a year ago, still a pretty fair rating.

leiph18

An average ordinary chess-interested person will achieve the average rating... almost by definition alone.

A person with some, but not all, of the best qualities will be somewhere in between. It's not possible to give a single number. There are many different combinations of desirable qualities, and most of them can't be changed by will power alone... including will power itself :p

Sure, for a few days or weeks you might work hard. But for the determination to keep at it for 10 years most people would need a life altering change, at which point they would no longer be an average ordinary person.

gamesfan

Well, assume a person is male.

You decide how much he is interested in chess (other than not interested) and then explain what level one would be able to reach.

Let say he learned to play the game but is average at it. If I am not wrong, 1200 is average.

I understand that there is no ordinary or average person but my idea is based on someone who is not a genius. Basically, what rating would majority reach?

astronomer999

1200 might be average ffor chess players who are interested enough to get a rating. Sensible average Joes probably don't bother, so the rated pool is probably already better than the whole group of people who play the game at any level

ponz111

if 1200 is average probably the limit for an average 1200 player is 1600.

05jogrady

1600 is way too low. For the average player that dedicates any amount of time its 2000 at least.

EmilyHogue
913Glorax12 wrote:

male or female.

Because we all know that males are better at chess than females. So a 25 year old female-small chance that she is going to be a GM. Now, a male. Then we are talking

-depends. Females are as good at chess as males,but less play

913Glorax12
EmilyHogue wrote:
913Glorax12 wrote:

male or female.

Because we all know that males are better at chess than females. So a 25 year old female-small chance that she is going to be a GM. Now, a male. Then we are talking

-depends. Females are as good at chess as males,but less play

maybe because of skill level

TitanCG

Over 9000. 

Ok I'm leaving...