How long does it take to be good in chess?

TL;DR: According to 5.5 years of data from 2.3 million players and 450 million games, most beginners will improve their rating by 100 lichess
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elo points in 3-6 months. Most “experienced” chess players in the 1400-1800 rating range will take 3-4 years to improve their rating by 100 lichess elo points.

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2024-02-08 02:18:20

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How long does it take to become a good chess player?
If you put in a couple of hours per day and try to balance having fun vs improving, you can probably reach 1000 rating in 3-6 months and 1500 rating in 12-18 months. If you only play a couple of hours per week and never study the game, you can probably reach 1000 rating in 2 years, and you'll probably never reach 1500.
2024-01-11 18:17:05

Is 1800 a good chess player?
First of all 1800 is NOT an experienced GOOD player, It's the rating that goes with a very average mediocre club player. In the US Chess Federation
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The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in FIDE, the World Chess Federation.
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, which is not terribly atypical for Elo ratings
Elo ratings
The Elo rating system measures the relative strength of a player in some games, such as chess, compared to other players. Its creator, Arpad Elo, was a physics professor in the United States and a chess master who worked to improve the way the U.S. Chess Federation measured their players' skill levels.
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, an 1800 player stands above 88%-90% of all rated players.
2024-01-11 09:44:08

Is 1200 a good chess rating for a 14 year old?
Beginners are welcome, 1300 is more than enough. The best 16 year olds are at least master strength already. A competitive rating for a national under 16 tourney would be around class A to expert, lets say 1700-2100. You're not going to win the whole thing but you'll be in the pack somewhere.
2023-09-06 12:26:30

Is 1200 a good chess ranking?
a person who is rated 1200 is a little above a beginner level who has basic knowledge of principles in chess(control the center, get your king castled, basic tactics etc.). the main difference between a 1200 and someone who is stronger(say like a person who is 1400 on chess.com) is mainly tactical vision.
2023-08-12 19:03:56

Is 1400 a good chess rating?
1000-1200: below average player. 1200: either an average player or a newly registered member. 1200-1400: a decent chess player. Has played a good amount of chess games, but makes lots of mistakes and still falls on elementary traps.
2023-07-02 02:49:26

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