You have multiple accounts?
When will I stop improving?
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1818-1828271 wrote:
All I have to say, if you are legit, is do you have any hobbies, goals, school, a job, outside of chess? Because it's incredibly unlikely it will ever pay off financially, or socially, or really do anything good for your life unless you find some niche way to market yourself like streaming, which is still a long-shot. Your improvement and dedication is impressive but also concerning and unbalanced.
I could also think of ways someone could cheat without playing the best stockfish moves and avoid detection. So I haven't ruled out that you're a troll. If you truly are legit you should take that as a compliment because you are a serious outlier, and you're bound to keep improving as long as you don't burn out and find the right study materials. Whether you should or not is the real question...
Yep, I have loads of hobbies ─ both physical-dominated and mental-dominated ─ which I practice on a regular basis, rest assured. I was also approaching my last year of Bachelor's when I started playing chess, although admittedly I spent a lot more time on each of my hobbies than on studying. And now, as I'm doing Masters and the target workload is lighter than before, I also have a lot of free time. But as I said, most days I don't actually play any chess at all ─ it's just that when I do play, I play a lot.
I also play OTB at my university and perform at a similar level to what my online rating might suggest, so there's also that. I might even start teaching and/or streaming in the near future, so if I do, you can see that I'm legit that way.
Don't get me wrong, comments like yours are the highest form of flattery that I can possibly receive, which, in truth, is why I engage with them so thoroughly haha. If you're wondering, I take no offence to them at all. There are loads of cheaters around my rating range, so there is nothing wrong with being suspicious.
Immaculate_Slayer wrote:
maxkho2 escreveu:
1818-1828271 wrote:
Something about this is suspicious. At the very least it's weird you have more than 1 active account which I don't think is allowed. Some of your games have absurd accuracy and your "original" account has an absurd win/loss ratio. Also has played up to 29 10-minute games in a single day which would take like 5-9 hours depending on move times.
Idk. I'm not buying it. I feel like you're doing something against fair play rules but maybe not all the time. I could be wrong but I definitely think someone who's opinion matters should investigate.
Indeed, I do have more than 1 active account (in fact, I have quite a few). I mostly use them when I'm in the best state for rated chess (e.g. I'm sleepy or want to try out some dubious stuff); however, given that my original account most often lags behind by at least 400 points when I use it, I still have a very high win rate for obvious reasons.
As to my accuracy, yeah, the accuracy for my Rapid games has shot up on my journey to 2200. I'm even currently on a streak of like 15 Rapid games where 80% of them have 95+% accuracy. Some of those high-accuracy games are quite weird, though, as they are full of blunders, but for some reason the engine just ignores them lol.
29 Rapid games in a day? That's not even my personal record. How about 1100 Blitz games in 3 days? Yeah, I literally played 72 hours non-stop, not eating, not sleeping. That only happened one time and I have promised myself not to do something like that again, but I do have a tendency of having very loaded chess days but also very chess-free off days, the latter of which constitute an overwhelming majority.
Anyone who has expertise in cheat detection is welcome to investigate my profile. Unfortunately, I'm afraid you'll just be wasting your time as I have not cheated to get to where I am.
you're just bragging lmao
your improvement is not quite impressive as it is online, speed chess and even if we converted your rating to classical there would still be a ton of people who improved even faster
As I said previously, I don't really care if people think I'm bragging or not, or if you think my progress is impressive or not. I just wanted input from higher-rated players because I was curious how far I could expect to go with chess, that's it. Or are you talking about that comment regarding my 15-game 95+% streak? Okay, yeah, that was kinda braggy, you got me lol.
praisetorre wrote:
hello, your post is inspiring! may i know how old are you now and did you have a job or are you in college while you are dedicating your time here in chess? thanks in advance
Thank you! I'm 21 years old currently, and yes, I was studying towards BSc in Mathematics and Statistics when I started playing chess. Right now I'm doing MSc in Data Science, but I've got loads of free time.
Oct 15, 2021
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#106
evanthewalrus wrote:
@llama47 Bizmark is clearly stronger than 1800 what are you talking about
I’m 1869 uscf lmao
Oct 15, 2021
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#108
biglittlechild a écrit :
Did this title first hit wrong to anyone else
Not the title but the improvement that is why I thought that he was trolling.....
Oct 15, 2021
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#109
I still think he's trolling. If not actually cheating he's leaving something out of his story. He's like 600 points stronger than me in rapid but apparently doesn't understand basic study plans to be well-rounded? Endgames, opening theory, etc. I could tell you that as a weak player. He never does tactics or lessons on chess.com? Just watches videos and plays games? Doesn't read books either? I have a theory about what he's doing, and yes it involves computers. No, I won't be convinced by anything he says until I see solid evidence otherwise like seeing him analyze a position in real-time on stream
#119 you are overreacting dude. How can you think this is a troll post or if not that he is either cheating or lying. What kind of logic is that? Just because you think he doesn't understand basic study plans to be well rounded or he doesn't do tactics or lessons here. Even if thats the truth its no reason at all to suspect him for anything. Have you ever heard of natural talent? When you played the game long enough and used your brain while doing it, you don't need fancy words and expressions to know why is something good or not. You simply know, can 'feel' it or have some kind of instincts for that. Its called practice and expericence. Just because you can't desribe and explain for hours how is chess played, what is good and bad, why you should do somethig and avoid something else doesn't make you great at the game. Understanding doesn't equal performing. I'm sometimes sick of people here. If you don't have the talent no amount of time, energy, money can't get you out once you reach your maximum and that's only after hours of training. At the same time, some person can get only started and already be way ahead of you without almost no training at all. Lets say two persons try something new for the first time - soccer for example. First person somehow knows (even tho its her firat time) and figures out on his own how to, where, how much to kick a ball and score a goal while the other person can struggle for days with the same thing. It's matter of genes, potential, raw pure talent and many other things. I hope this explains some things. Have a nice day! :)
Oct 15, 2021
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#111
Talent yes but to go from zero to 2200 in 1 year?
I have many friends here that are above average and they got 1550 in one year and 1600 in 18 months;that is not bad at all for 1000 games played.
But they didn't start at zero....more like around 800.
Having doubt is not saying anything more....critical thinking is always good!
Talent is not enough to get to 2200 here....in one year?
Oct 15, 2021
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#112
It is certainly possible to get to 2200 in a year. I did that. But to be fair, it was in blitz, and I spent entire summers on chess.
B1ZMARK escreveu:
It is certainly possible to get to 2200 in a year. I did that. But to be fair, it was in blitz, and I spent entire summers on chess.
Yes, but you didn't quite start out from zero (1200-1100)
Congrats nevertheless
Marie-AnneLiz escreveu:
B1ZMARK a écrit :
It is certainly possible to get to 2200 in a year. I did that. But to be fair, it was in blitz, and I spent entire summers on chess.
And you are 14 and you have in IQ of 130? and you have a diploma in psychology too?
What is that even supposed to mean? Didn't he just prove you wrong?
Oct 15, 2021
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#116
Marie-AnneLiz wrote:
B1ZMARK a écrit :
It is certainly possible to get to 2200 in a year. I did that. But to be fair, it was in blitz, and I spent entire summers on chess.
And you are 14 and you have in IQ of 130? and you have a diploma in psychology too?
Yes, I made my account at 14, and I am 17 now. Sorry, I do not have a diploma in psychology. I just play chess.
I don’t have a diploma in psychology, however I do often find myself thinking people are crazy, if that helps.
#121 nobody starts from zero. Lowest possible rating here is 100 I think. When you create a new account you decide what your rating is going to be and options are: 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 2000 and maybe one more Im not sure. If I got any of this wrong, please correct me. Starting from zero for me would be seeing game of chess for the first time existing and learning what is it, how to win and how pieces move, basic rules and stuff like that. I'm also sure you can't be 20 yo and to never heard about chess, its impossible. Most people learn how to play it or atleast move the pieces early like 10 yo and maximum would be by the age of 30. There are exceptions ofcourse, but they are pretty rare. Even if you have zero knowledge about the game, all you have to know can be learn within 30 minutes easily(even under 10 minutes). So, lets say you start your account at 1200. That rating is pretty decent and some people struggle to reach it. A complete beginner will have hard time staying at that rating and most likely will drop few hundreds points which is normal. Well, somebody talented and focused on the game will never drop below lets say 600. Simply, he is good enough even at the start of his journey to notice hanging pieces and not hanging his own which is good enough to be around that rating. Game by game your play simply improves. You learn something new from every single game you play. Its impossible not to improve.I myself got to rating of 1800 in rapid within a year of playing (two months left to full year). That's why I think his achievement is real. There are also plenty of examples like this just here on chess.com. I fully agree with you that having doubt and critical thinking is always good. Also I agree that talent alone is not enough to get you to 2200 here. Nobody ever said that. OP mentions that he just watched videos, played puzzles here and there stuff like that which helped him improve. Same as me. Just because it seems impossible doesnt mean it is. Don't limit yourself or others with time, space, money, energy or anything else basicly. You will get much further without limitations in your mind! Have a nice day as always. :)
Oct 15, 2021
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#119
Ubik42 wrote:
I don’t have a diploma in psychology, however I do often find myself thinking people are crazy, if that helps.
I remember reading somewhere that there's this giant book of all known mental disorders. When you find someone that doesn't have any of them, you add an entry to the book
Oct 16, 2021
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#120
B1ZMARK a écrit :
Ubik42 wrote:
I don’t have a diploma in psychology, however I do often find myself thinking people are crazy, if that helps.
I remember reading somewhere that there's this giant book of all known mental disorders. When you find someone that doesn't have any of them, you add an entry to the book
You just proved that you have some basic knowledge in psychiatry.
The book name is the DSM.
You started here 2 years and 4 months ago at around 1400 here and you got to 1869 uscf now and that is nice and i believe you 100%.
Good luck to get to 2000 uscf or higher.
Something about this is suspicious. At the very least it's weird you have more than 1 active account which I don't think is allowed. Some of your games have absurd accuracy and your "original" account has an absurd win/loss ratio. Also has played up to 29 10-minute games in a single day which would take like 5-9 hours depending on move times.
Idk. I'm not buying it. I feel like you're doing something against fair play rules but maybe not all the time. I could be wrong but I definitely think someone who's opinion matters should investigate.
Indeed, I do have more than 1 active account (in fact, I have quite a few). I mostly use them when I'm in the best state for rated chess (e.g. I'm sleepy or want to try out some dubious stuff); however, given that my original account most often lags behind by at least 400 points when I use it, I still have a very high win rate for obvious reasons.
As to my accuracy, yeah, the accuracy for my Rapid games has shot up on my journey to 2200. I'm even currently on a streak of like 15 Rapid games where 80% of them have 95+% accuracy. Some of those high-accuracy games are quite weird, though, as they are full of blunders, but for some reason the engine just ignores them lol.
29 Rapid games in a day? That's not even my personal record. How about 1100 Blitz games in 3 days? Yeah, I literally played 72 hours non-stop, not eating, not sleeping. That only happened one time and I have promised myself not to do something like that again, but I do have a tendency of having very loaded chess days but also very chess-free off days, the latter of which constitute an overwhelming majority.
Anyone who has expertise in cheat detection is welcome to investigate my profile. Unfortunately, I'm afraid you'll just be wasting your time as I have not cheated to get to where I am.
you're just bragging lmao
your improvement is not quite impressive as it is online, speed chess and even if we converted your rating to classical there would still be a ton of people who improved even faster