Jerzy wrote:
"Roman M. Parparov" wrote in message
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IMHO, a progress from 1000 to 1500 is a matter of a year, otherwise
it's a waste of money (although a pleasant hobby).

Hmmm, first you wrote 1800 then 1600 and now 1500 )
Never mind however.

1500 in a year and then at least 100 points a year

I was not a brilliancy and was a lazy one, but I learned chess at age 5,
at age 7 I was Class D, 8 - C, 9 - B, 11 - A and at age of 13 I
abandoned serious study because I was unable to cope psychologically
with serious chess and also became more fascinated with sciences.
Tchigorin, starting at 18, was a top-level Russian player at 24.

So you chose the right path
But you are probably not quite sure whether you could make a rapid progress
in chess several years later ?

When I quit serious chess I was a Class A with 1 Candidate norm - which
is circa 2075-2125. So I already was beyond the "hopeless" level of
stuck at 1800.

I began playing steadily again after graduation and military service -
at age of 25. But the base was there, moreover, the reason I got blocked
at 13 was not the one I am talking about in the thread. So I am slowly
advancing towards Master, and have some 90 points to go. Maybe I can
make an IM norm one day. But I never got stuck in 1600-1800 for several
years in the first place.

Regards,
Jerzy



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