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The best adult improver in history

#11

@verylate said in #10:

I'm 69 this year,

Nice!

hoping to be the oldest GM to earn the title when I am in my 80s.

It would certainly fit your username!

@verylate said in #10: > I'm 69 this year, Nice! > hoping to be the oldest GM to earn the title when I am in my 80s. It would certainly fit your username!
#13

@ThePYGOD said in #12:

Tyler1 hands down!!
www.chessiswar.com/tyler1-chess/

I know, he is an adult and he improved like a chess prodigy as the article says. That is very impressive indeed.
But it is also very unusual for an adult to spend on chess as much time as Tyler1 did. He grinded chess for couple hours (I've heard up to 10h) almost every day. Find me an adult with a regular work and family life that can devote as much on a board game as he did.

@ThePYGOD said in #12: > Tyler1 hands down!! > www.chessiswar.com/tyler1-chess/ I know, he is an adult and he improved like a chess prodigy as the article says. That is very impressive indeed. But it is also very unusual for an adult to spend on chess as much time as Tyler1 did. He grinded chess for couple hours (I've heard up to 10h) almost every day. Find me an adult with a regular work and family life that can devote as much on a board game as he did.
#15

Lev Polugaevsky is a good historical example. He started playing young but did not reach Master status until adulthood. He then rapidly shot up the ranks and became a world championship contender.

Lev Polugaevsky is a good historical example. He started playing young but did not reach Master status until adulthood. He then rapidly shot up the ranks and became a world championship contender.
#16

What about Hans Nieman?

EDIT

I should wait until I qualify for senior tournaments and then take chess seriously

What about Hans Nieman? EDIT I should wait until I qualify for senior tournaments and then take chess seriously
#17

I'm pretty sure the best candidate is Mihai Suba. He learnt how to play chess aged 19 and ended up being a GM with a peak rating of 2580. He also sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 78.

I'm pretty sure the best candidate is Mihai Suba. He learnt how to play chess aged 19 and ended up being a GM with a peak rating of 2580. He also sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 78.
#18

“... Michael J. Tschigorin was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1852, and first became known as a chess player in 1875, when he participated, as a second class player, in a handicap tourney held by the St. Petersburg Chess Club, finally winning third place, ...” - Lasker’s Chess Magazine 1908 as reproduced in Emanuel Lasker A Reader.

“... Michael J. Tschigorin was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1852, and first became known as a chess player in 1875, when he participated, as a second class player, in a handicap tourney held by the St. Petersburg Chess Club, finally winning third place, ...” - Lasker’s Chess Magazine 1908 as reproduced in Emanuel Lasker A Reader.
#20

@roadtogm1000 said in #1:

Claude Bloodgood was 1650 in his 30s and reached as high as 2789 USCF. Granted, his talent was probably off the charts, but it definitely shows that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I highly recommend you use his progression as your role model if you want success.

What a forbiddable player! His surname speaks for itself!

@roadtogm1000 said in #1: > Claude Bloodgood was 1650 in his 30s and reached as high as 2789 USCF. Granted, his talent was probably off the charts, but it definitely shows that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. I highly recommend you use his progression as your role model if you want success. What a forbiddable player! His surname speaks for itself!