I find it interesting that he calls himself a "failed prodigy" since he was rated 2040 at age 12 and only rated 2120 now (5+ years later). I think this shows that going from 2000 up to 2200 (master level) is probably one of the hardest barriers to break.
Here is an article about Noah Pang and his chess history:
http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/daily/2007/09/14/freshman-carries-history-of-illustrious-chess-titles/
I find it interesting that he calls himself a "failed prodigy" since he was rated 2040 at age 12 and only rated 2120 now (5+ years later). I think this shows that going from 2000 up to 2200 (master level) is probably one of the hardest barriers to break.