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Has anyone reached 2000 on chesscom by playing chess as a hobby?
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Ziryab wrote:
I’m beginning to get the impression that the easy access of chess entertainment watching streamers and YouTube videos is driving the average rating down. When Arpad Elo created his rating system, 1500 was average. For many years on this site, 1100 was average. But the average rating on the site the past four years has been going downhill like its on a skateboard.
I do know the antidote, but I doubt the younger players here will embrace it.
This doesn't really make sense. The global average rating on this site remained relatively stable until 2018 or so at around 1200 since the rating gain/loss per game is zero-sum over time. There were naturally deflationary pressures that skewed the average slightly downward such as new accounts that played few games before becoming inactive and the initial rating jumps in the first 20 or so games new accounts experience. But these were slight and didn't have much influence.
The global average only started declining rapidly after chess.com implemented their choose-your-own starting point system. The sudden high-volume injection of 400 and 800 rated accounts dragged the global average down since most beginners start with New to Chess or Beginner.
I have never reached 2000 in chess.cim but I play on it everyday
TuanHank wrote:
I've been playing on chesscom as a hobby for 3 years now, spending from 30 minutes to 2 hours a day, 3-7 days/week (intermittently), and I'm still stuck at 1000 elo. I watched a lot of chess channels like Hikaru, GothamChess, Mortal Chess, Top Chess, Chessvibes,... learnt tactics and basic moves like skew, hang, pin, backrank...But after All of that, the number 1000 still sticks to me like a curse. I don't want to spend too much time for chess. I want to be lazy in the smart way and still gets the best result.
Does anyone here play chess for fun, invest a little time and still get to 2000 elo? Or even higher, 3000? Am I insane for asking this?
I haven't played otb chess idk if that counts I just play wayway too much
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thenomalnoob wrote:
TuanHank đã viết:
I've been playing on chesscom as a hobby for 3 years now, spending from 30 minutes to 2 hours a day, 3-7 days/week (intermittently), and I'm still stuck at 1000 elo. I watched a lot of chess channels like Hikaru, GothamChess, Mortal Chess, Top Chess, Chessvibes,... learnt tactics and basic moves like skew, hang, pin, backrank...But after All of that, the number 1000 still sticks to me like a curse. I don't want to spend too much time for chess. I want to be lazy in the smart way and still gets the best result.
Does anyone here play chess for fun, invest a little time and still get to 2000 elo? Or even higher, 3000? Am I insane for asking this?
Wait, what, when you play just for fun and you get 2000 elo, Super idol
Do you even read my post lol, I said I'm stuck at 1000 and I'm asking if anyone ever reached 2000+ just by playing chess as a hobby
I read yours, and if someone goes to 2000 elo, he'll be a liar to say that he plays just for fun.
Nah it's just like those kids that play one videogame alot as a hobby for maybe an hour a day
How is a "hobby" defined?
I've played a significant number of games and have studied a bit, but I wouldn't say I've put more effort into chess than I would any other interest. I've probably spent more than 500 hours and maybe more than 1000 just playing chess. What time-investment ought to be considered the threshold at which a hobby becomes more than a hobby?
I think anybody that doesn't dedicate their life to a pursuit is technically just a hobbyist.
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I don't think it's realistic to reach 2000 unless you work on chess seriously, i.e. studying from books, puzzle training, opening prep etc
Dchessguy124 wrote:
I don't think it's realistic to reach 2000 unless you work on chess seriously, i.e. studying from books, puzzle training, opening prep etc
wrong, on this site 2000 without working on chess seriously is very realistic if you have an IQ over 100.
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HangingPiecesChomper wrote:
Dchessguy124 wrote:
I don't think it's realistic to reach 2000 unless you work on chess seriously, i.e. studying from books, puzzle training, opening prep etc
wrong, on this site 2000 without working on chess seriously is very realistic if you have an IQ over 100.
People who don't know a lot about chess get the impression that chess players are intelligent, and chess is all about strategy, so people who play it are smart. In reality, you don't need a high IQ to get to a very high level, I myself am an example
well, i usually reach 2600 on blitz and i still play it as a hobby