| samsloan 2005-06-19, 8:36 pm |
| phillip wrote:
quote:
> I am 32 and I have been playing chess for about 2 years. I play all the
> time but I just can't get past my measly 1400 rating, It seem like anyone
> who attained GM status started when they where really young.
>
> Am I hopeless? Is it to late for me, age wise?
>
> Are the GM born with the chess talent like a great musician is born with a
> musical talent?
>
> For example - If I composed music no matter how hard I try I will never be
> as great as Mozart; he was born with it. I feel like the Salieri of chess.
>
> Is that how chess works? Should I just accept the fact that I will never be
> a Fischer or Botvinnik?
>
> Anyone feel the same way?
Yes. You are right. If you learned chess at age 30, you will never be a
grandmaster. You will never even be a master. Nobody has ever done it.
You might make expert if you try really hard however.
Sam Sloan
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