candidate Master
Sorry to tell you but you need a 2200 FIDE rating to become a Candidate Master.
https://www.chess.com/terms/candidate-master-chess
Good luck!
Let me first disclaim that I'm new at chess myself, so I have no experience in navigating the chess world. But I do have experience in learning how to train and become good in a performative field, being only a semester away from a BA in music.
My gut tells me that yes, it should be possible for you. But it's probably going to take "more" than just dedicated work, though starting to analyze your games will probably be a good start. But you'll need a teacher/coach/mentor. Whether someone you pay for classes or a friend who does it for free, you need to find someone who is rated at the level you're aiming to reach who will spar with you. That means helping you find weaknesses in your play, holes in your knowledge and inaccuracies in your play.
Most importantly you are probably going to have to let go of your anger if you want to progress. Hard truth is that to get better when you hit a wall or even just want to advance quickly, you'll be spending a lot of time getting acquainted with all the things you're bad at. And that's without actually fixing it yet. And that can be a pretty daunting task, which is why a teacher is so important, because they'll be able to not only help you notice what your weaknesses are, but also help you get past them and avoid the pitfalls of trying to figure everything out for yourself.
Good luck - I hope you reach your goal!
For those anaware, the title he's talking about is what you'd call a "National Candidate Master", the one below NM.
I don't think that's unachievable if you're willing to put in the work (and play in official tournaments), but 2-3 years from zero is reaching, for a working adult. Kids learn faster and have nothing better to do.
Given my personal experience, cracking the OTB rating barrier for national candidate master (2000) will probably take you longer than 2-3 years of play (roughly about 8 years of consistent OTB play). In addition, it will probably take you another 3 years of consistent OTB play to get a norms-based Candidate Master title in your country (if there is one) just going off of how long it took me to get one.
Thanks everyone
It seems like it will take me longer than 2-3 years. But i will try my best. To see what happens.
"I got to 1200-1300 in chess.com. But I can’t seem to progress further than that." ++ Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. That alone is enough to reach 1500.
"But the reason I think is because I don’t ever study my games, endgames or openings."
++ You do not need to study openings. Study of endgames helps. Always analyse your lost games to learn from your mistakes. Study of annotated grandmaster games is good too.
"I’ve learnt two openings and been playing them only." ++ That is more than enough.
"After I lose I just get angry and just don’t play for few days"
++ Analyse your lost game and thus channel your anger towards a positive goal: improving.
"Do you think I will be able to reach that goal within 2-3 years?"
++ Yes, you need 200 hours to reach 2000.
"I got to 1200-1300 in chess.com. But I can’t seem to progress further than that." ++ Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. That alone is enough to reach 1500.
"But the reason I think is because I don’t ever study my games, endgames or openings."
++ You do not need to study openings. Study of endgames helps. Always analyse your lost games to learn from your mistakes. Study of annotated grandmaster games is good too.
"I’ve learnt two openings and been playing them only." ++ That is more than enough.
"After I lose I just get angry and just don’t play for few days"
++ Analyse your lost game and thus channel your anger towards a positive goal: improving.
"Do you think I will be able to reach that goal within 2-3 years?"
++ Yes, you need 200 hours to reach 2000.
Make a lichess account for free analysis
- дск мат