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Carlsen became grandmaster in 8 years
Jun 26, 2018
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superchessmachine wrote:
14 not 8
Do you mean that he started learning chess at the age of minus-seven-months old?
Well, I've played chess for 5 months and I've gone from 400 to 1000
Interesting question. I'm eagerly waiting for someone to answer this.
Sergey Karjakin or Magnus Carlsen. (Depending on wether you mean in terms of progress speed or in terms of age.)
Praggnanadhaa was 12 years and 10 months old when he became a GM.
Karjakin was 12 years and 7 months old when he became a GM
Magnus was 13 When he became a GM. Although he learned the rules at 5 he had only begun to play actively play at 8.
Karjakin became a GM at three months earlier than Praggnanadhaa.
(This is all based on the Wikipedia.)
Praggnanadhaa was 12 years and 10 months old when he became a GM.
Karjakin was 12 years and 7 months old when he became a GM
Magnus was 13 When he became a GM. Although he learned the rules at 5 he had only begun to play actively play at 8.
Karjakin became a GM at three months earlier than Praggnanadhaa.
(This is all based on the Wikipedia.)
You say quickest to become 'titled' player. Now the lowest title is Candidate M, not counting the women only titles, or country specific NM titles.
There is an India kid Bhagat Kush who became a Candidate M when he was 7. Yes 7. I don't know if he is the youngest Candidate M so far, but I mean the kid is 7 got to be impressed.
Jun 27, 2018
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chesspuzzlerjunior kirjoitti:
Just wondering who is the quickest player to go from unrated to titled and how long did it take. i have been playing 14 months and am 2020. Do i stand a chance in breaking record
I don't think becoming a master (over 2200 OTB rating) is really possible at least in less than 3 years. Tykhon Cherniaiev, who just became the U10 World Blitz and Rapid champion is around 2000 in classical chess and almost 2200 in OTB blitz. He is 8 years old and as far as I understood started playing chess at age of 4 or 5. He is obviously a generational talent, but also plays and practices a lot on top of that. Not to mention that kids have it much easier when it comes to learning than adults. I do think that someone with a lot of talent, good coach and a lot of practice, who started at age 6-8, could go to national master in about 3 years though. Starting younger than that, I don't think you can improve at highest possible pace. A kid that young would have hard time sticking to a training routine that it would take to improve at the most rapid pace.
It's difficult to say, because most talented kids often completely hop over CM/NM/FM titles to IM or GM (like Carlsen, who went to GM straightaway).
I don't think that people from small chess countries winning some local championship, being awarded with CM title really count here. There are a lot of CMs with ratings way below 2000, especially in Africa. But generally in chess one is considered to be master level player once he establishes 2200 rating OTB.
I guess i am talking FM as that is general master level. also 2020 is my FIDE though my expected is 2070.
Dec 4, 2021
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my brother started playing chess October, 2021. in one month he was stronger than most club players and had gone from 400 to 2000+(expert level). he hopes to earn a title soon. he just turned 13 this december. he studies chess for more than 3 hours a day and is naturally talented and gifted at chess and academics. i would consider him a child prodigy, and he has recently beaten my 2200 rated dad at a classical game.
AlphaZero
Just wondering who is the quickest player to go from unrated to titled and how long did it take. i have been playing 14 months and am 2020. Do i stand a chance in breaking record