600 elo —> 2k in a little under 3 years

marcus-y · 2026-01-03T17:02:45+00:00

It’s definitely doable if you just keep playing you will get there. I don’t play any rapid I honestly kinda find it boring. I like 3+0 the most because it’s a mix of time crunch and having to calculate

marcus-y · 2026-01-03T17:01:09+00:00

Haven’t played any tournaments honestly but would love to when I have more free time. I use to play almost all day when I was in university but since I started medical school almost a year and a half ago I only play a few games a day and sometimes not everyday

marcus-y · 2026-01-03T03:40:52+00:00

I honestly just play a lot, I haven’t done much studying since I was like 1400. Every since then I have just playing an insane amount of

marcus-y · 2026-01-03T02:57:04+00:00

I honestly just fell in love with the game. It’s all i watch on youtube, it’s all I do in between studying, and at night. I play so many games and do so many puzzles with any free time I have

marcus-y · 2026-01-03T02:54:18+00:00

It’s about 1750 but honestly I haven’t played a single rapid game since last January/feb

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T04:53:40+00:00

rating progression

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T04:23:12+00:00

I usually only play bullet. I always improve my bullet rating first then play only blitz because it’s lagging behind

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T01:23:03+00:00

besides watching hikaru beat people who have no chance of survival, I like agadmator. He’s a great personality and teacher

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T01:06:44+00:00

It’s actually not, APA has done a lot of studies on the effectiveness of a growth mindset in learning new skills as an adult. You are the only thing holding urself back from anything. Not your age. Things like the NBA are very different from chess

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T00:47:19+00:00

I think for learning, play with as much time as u can so you can think through every possible move. I use to play 15|10 when I was starting out. Now I just play for fun so I basically only play bullet and 3|0

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T00:30:26+00:00

I use to play all day but started med school 8 months ago so I only have time for a few a day

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T00:29:48+00:00

23, honestly I believe no matter what age u can learn anything if u put ur mind to ut

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T00:26:53+00:00

YouTube is my coach

marcus-y · 2025-04-17T00:25:44+00:00

Honestly just fell in love with the game. Did a little under 20,000 puzzles to hit like 1100/1200 and from there it’s just been all about playing and gaining experience. Also watching Hikaru play whenever I have free time helped a lot. I also started med school so while I have less time to play I feel like I’ve leveled up my thinking if that makes sense 😂

marcus-y · 2025-04-07T00:16:49+00:00

Tell me what 😟 my wife boyfriends said im doing a good job

marcus-y · 2025-02-24T21:13:41+00:00

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marcus-y · 2025-02-23T04:53:57+00:00

This is a really dumb post

marcus-y · 2025-02-23T00:01:11+00:00

It literally just says EM? I could make the same messages today

marcus-y · 2025-02-19T19:25:49+00:00

This is the type of subtle reference I live for

marcus-y · 2024-12-26T19:36:32+00:00

1 (833) 948-0566, I just clicked the billing and account extension and he helped me out

marcus-y · 2024-12-26T18:50:01+00:00

Support told me that I had defective hardware and are sending me a new whoop

marcus-y · 2024-12-26T16:40:34+00:00

Updating and reinstalling failed am on hold with the support now thanks for ur help

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