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Am I too old?

Hi, I just turned 15 and haven't really gotten to a "good" level yet, is there time realistically for me to become a master, working around 1-2 hrs on a weekday and 6 hours on weekends?
If your main goal is to become a Grandmaster, realistically, probably not. If you are willing to dedicate all your free time and give up your extra-activities to focus on chess, you could become a master of some sort. Or you could just play for the fun of it, become 2000-ish, be in the top 5% percentile, and win a lot of games without too much hard work. (Still a lot to get to 2000 though). I obviously am less than qualified to answer your question, but hope I helped a bit.
Este mate es muy común , recomiendo tener cuidado
yes it is possible, but you should rather spend your time studying for school so you can make a lot of money when you grow up.

chess is fun but it is a tremendous waste of time to become good at it.
Este mate es muy común para evitarlo considero que la jugada para prevenirlo era f6
probably not, most grandmasters became grandmasters at ages younger then you. but dont let a patzer like me judge you! go, try your best, and who knows?
Also, don't obsess or you may burn out. Try to enjoy the game!
You are certainly not too old. I turned 89 this year and only started playing chess seriously from April and have managed to improve quite a lot from around 1400 :) If an old man like me can do it then you can too.
Anyway the more dedicated you are the faster you will improve.It all depends on how much time you put in.

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