| Alain Dekker 2005-06-19, 8:36 pm |
| I think that response is too pessimistic. Its true that getting to GM level
will be tough - probably possible, but I don't think IM/FM level is
impossible if you have the talent.
Thousands of people start chess when they're 4/5 and never amount to
anything. I would say that if you're stuck on 1400 after 2 years of solid
effort, then you almost certainly wouldn't have been a GM even if you had
started much younger.
But cheer up: With focussed effort (not just blitz with a couple of friends
or over the internet), studying, seeking out and learning from stronger
players, etc, I see no reason why you cannot reach a good, or more "proper"
level. Maybe not as high as you *might* have reached had you started young,
got the coaches, etc, but still decent.
And if you want my advise, study endgames for the most effective use of your
time. Do *not* try and memorise 20 moves deep into some obscure variation of
the Najdorf if you're only been at the game for 2 years and you are at the
1400 level. You're wasting your time if you do that. Just play openings you
enjoy and study the endgames!!!
Good luck!
Alain Dekker
"samsloan" <sloan@ishipress.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> phillip wrote:
>
> 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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