How far did you get in chess without studying?

For me, it carried me until about 1800, some of my friends 1700 and for my older cousin about 2000. I'm very curious on how far people usually can go without studying. (Excluding puzzles, and actually picking up a book or a course) :D

I W(ILL BE BLUNT this time (I avoid it at times) So what are you saying ? Youre Not bright for NOT STUDYING enough OR your so BRILLIANT & your cousin a genius for getting so far without studying when you guys COULD be BETTER WITH STUDY ???????????????????? What are u debating ... Obviously yourself @InstantNoodlePasta Do something ... snything execept discouraging people from Studying please thank you . OR are you just WONDERERING what people do or how far they can get without studying' ... Nah could not be by the way

this is a very good question 100 elo im still learning for eric rosen and youtube Xd

I dont get what you mean by studying

Precisely 2000 was a realistic target...to overcome 2000 above...u need to know every detail about tactic and technic... that's means start studying

@InstantNoodlePasta said in #1:

For me, it carried me until about 1800, some of my friends 1700 and for my older cousin about 2000. I'm very curious on how far people usually can go without studying. (Excluding puzzles, and actually picking up a book or a course) :D
I dont think that is is even possible to increase 1 elo point without studying. Like you are literally saying that you reached 1800 without learning chess

And playing on the internet and watching chess videos (see your links) is not considered studying? @InstantNoodlePasta

I study always and forget 80% and restudy again and again and rush and lose focus and study more and forget more.

I'm basically rushing through not calculating enough lines bc I want the repetition of familiarity of positions. But it's a bad habit.
After I've played my openings another 6months I will start to focus heavily on slowing down and doing deeper calculations that I'm sure will forget halfway through.

I guess if you play or watch chess you study something. In the almost 50 years I play I must have learned something. The thing I never understood is prep or study openings... I played many otb games without any prep. And I laughed at anyone who said you have to study openings. I still see no point in studying openings but thats my kind of chess. And there is, luckily freedom of chess. Online I never study my mistakes because I just do not mind them... Errare humanum est

@Sarg0n said in #7:

And playing on the internet and watching chess videos (see your links) is not considered studying? @InstantNoodlePasta
Apologies for being not specific enough. I meant more like purchasing courses, picking up a book or going to a real chess club to hear lectures.