I’d love to interview someone that made the journey from new chess player in their 30’s to NM. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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FM Nathan Resika, started chess in his 20s. NM at 31, and reached FM title at 40. Here is an interview: youtu.be/_6Q10_V7vDs
There are other examples like this, but it’s exceptional of course
He's one of the most encouraging examples, but there seems to be a line even between people who started in their early 20s versus 30+. In particular it seems if you hit 1600-1800 by your early 20s the ceiling is much higher.
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I don’t believe on any « ceiling » regarding the age you start chess. I started a year ago, (I’m 30), all my coaches told me countless stories about adult improvers in their 30-40 even 50s who achieve great results in competitive chess. 1/2
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