*Edit: Fucking hell. He's real. Anish Sarkar. He has a grandmaster coach and practices 8 hours a day. Kids going to quickly become unbeatable and burn out quicker than Bobby Fisher.

[–] LettucePrey@lemm.ee 20 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I've been rated between 1200-1300 for 5 years now with no indication of any upward trend despite hiring a chess coach and studying. There's just no helping some of us!

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 6 points 13 hours ago

ELO is based on how well you do against other players, right? If you’re getting better at the same rate as your average opponent, you’d see no increase.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Current blitz ELO below 200 💪💪💪💪💪

Been playing for 20 years

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

I feel like I'm still learning a lot, but my elo has stalled a bit too. Just going to keep at it.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The child was born on leap day if that makes you feel better.

[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

So technically, they have a 1600 rating before celebrating their first birthday?