i think 1800 is a decent player but you would be closing in on titled if you were playing OTB instead
thats sad. i'm kind of lucky because my city has about 500 chess clubs lol
We have jobs. Maybe chess isn't something for us, and we don't take it seriously. I only play chess to relax, and to occupy myself. I'm not speedrunning to 2000 rating
hmm ask your parents maybe. you're talented but you need proper otb experience to use that talent
also you might win money in an unrated tournament so you can convince your parents to help you like that
I couldn't clock his tea
That's quite a drop. It might be more a 'motivation' drop than a knowledge drop. Don't let it discourage you - your Ratings will increase on their own when it is time.
900 here. Most people have trouble reaching 1000 because chess is a long journey of learning. Yes, if someone really wants to reach 1000, they can play, and they will eventually get there. With enough time and commitment, you can reach it without studying. However, this requires time. While the amount of time someone takes to reach 1000 will vary from person to person, most people need time in order to reach 1000.
For example, me. I have been playing for around two years. I am at a stable 900 and have happily plateaued. There are also plenty more people who are below 1000. The average Blitz rating is statistically around 700, so anything above that is actually “above average.”
Tyler1 is the exception, not the rule. It is not fair to a significant portion of the chess community to judge the entire chess community’s improvement rate on one person.
Think about it this way. If I have 100 people in a room, and I pick one, and they say that they’re 1200 in chess, I cannot directly assume that all 99 other people in the room are also 1200 in chess. Even if I go to 2 or 3 and they all say they are as well, the amount of data I have cannot necessarily be used as basis for a conclusion for the entire room.
Would 1000 be great? Of course. But whether our ratings are 3 digits long or 4, we, at the end of the day, are all humans trying our best. It is not fair to use the success of one person as a baseline for the rest of the general chess population.
😍 this!
"If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse".
"If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done" - Thomas Jefferson.
My excuse is
I dont really play chess lol
But seriously though, we should stop caring about the ratings and just enjoy the game. If you only care about the ratings and dont even have fun when playing chess, you should quit.
We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are." - Oprah Winfrey.
"Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." - George Bernard Shaw.
"Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again." - Abraham Maslow.
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass
We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are." - Oprah Winfrey.
"Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." - George Bernard Shaw.
"Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again." - Abraham Maslow.
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass
i hope you realize that a notable portion of us don't want to pursue chess as a passion and just do it as a side hustle
Well said!! Thank you!