Shout out to All National Masters (NMs)

I'm a new USCF player. I'm currently provisional at ~2200 and my next tournament is in March. Until then I'm trying to master a repertoire for the tournament, that way I can keep my rating up high. Its still definitely going to be futile, and my USCF rating will probably balance to around 1800. One day I wish to maintain that 2200 rating.

How long did it take you to become a national master? Am I on the right path? Did you have any amazing tournaments? How does it feel to be a NM?

You are being unfair to yourself. While your current 2247 rating is provisional, and is only based on 3 games, you did beat two 1900's to get it. You will probably not end up an 1800.

I beat him yesterday at bullet, so I doubt he will ever become NM considering im a patzer.

Your USCF rating shouldnt be 1800, you played good bullet, or maybe I just played horribly, who cares, the point is to flag.

Shouldn't you be in school BronsteinPawn? Thanks guys. Hopefully I won't be provisional anymore after my high-school chess tournament!

How in the heck does a brand new chess player have a 2200 -2000 rating?

and... ooc.  how often does that happen?  surely normally you start as a very low rated kid- get addicted in chess, and then reaching for the stars.

and this seems true of even very high rated players. 

but perhaps you guys have seen more people and come up with examples of people that start at 2000(ish) and go up from their...

I trust in my chess abilities, I dropped out last month.

It is called studying chess, playing online and then going to your first tournament @thegreat_patzer, I dont have a rating, but in my first tournament I joined the unrated section and had fun 5/5 lol.

In fact I could probably get some money by taking advantage that I dont have a rating and win money in the unrated section, but I will stay true to my delusions and join 1800+ sections.

It feels absolutely awesome to be a NM. It gives you a wonderful feeling. However it is not very useful in every day life.

How many games have you accomplished? It's nearly impossible for a new player to start playing at 2200 level, however miracles happen.

NM is weak sauce!!! I WRECCCTTTT SHOP against an NM last month at a tournament here on the island. 

"Shout out to All National Masters" - one of Little Mix's less successful works

Agree. 

lol at your name.

Here is the secret to get very quick NM/CM title. (If assuming NM uscf has no norms)

That only works on new players without fide/uscf rating.

Study hard, play a lot online or OTB unrated. Go to your first rated tournament. As a new player after your first win and 5 games or so you will get your first provisional rating. Thats the thing. By making just few wins against 1700-1900 players your initial rating will jump to 2000-2200. It's very importhant you score wins and not loses.

Then same story - you study, work hard and then go to next rated tournament and maintain same strategy. Play only high rated players and always skip low rated - no need wins agaisnt them, cuz will waste your high K=40 (its given for new players so their rating can jump quick up or down) for your first 20-30 games.

And there you go, after only 20-30 rated games you will be 1900-2200 rated and the title will be very close.

Many players dont know that and they go to first tournament unprepared and usually lose many games and get rating of 1100-1400 and spent a lot of money and time climbing the ladder.

Just like new accounts on chesscom after 10-20 games if you lose a lot you will be 1000 rated or simular and even if you are real skills 2000 rated, it will get a lot of games to climb.

If you are low rated, but you manage to score wins in first games you will be 2200, yes fake rating but completely within the rules  OTB and they will give you title for that.

I think there is an easier way to get the CM title. You just go to an open tournament and play your skin. Many people (especially kids) get their CM title like that.

I've only played 3 games. Beat two 1900s, got wrecked by a 2500

*rekt*

Tactics... and a lot of practice by playing games but not too much online that won't help you much

And NM title is very unnecessary, something for show-offs

I think 2200 rating is not that difficult.

I know many players who trained much and got this rating easily but most difficult is to get 2300 and the FM title...

Congrats on your early success!  I don't know how most people get to NM.  I got to NM by reading a ton, going over GM games and trying to guess their moves (especially in openings I liked to play) and doing tactics puzzles occasionally.  Going over GM games and trying to predict was most helpful to me; try to get a book that is well annotated so you can figure out what the GM was thinking.  

As far as how it feels--prideful .  Haha but you know chess is a ladder to nowhere... I wanted to break 1000 when I was little, then it was 1500, then 1900 then Expert then Master.  I'm finally here and it's like, "well, might as well go for CM!" But rarely will people respect you because of a chess title--though they will be intimidated and take draws in slightly better positions.  Real respect is of course only earned through kindness.