What is a normal rate of increase in ones rating ?

elassasino

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17 Sep 14 00:17

moonbus

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27 Oct 14 12:21

A normal rate of increase? Depends on how dedicated you are, I guess. Most people reach a plateau of native-naive ability fairly quickly and do not progress much beyond that w/o coaching &/or much study (books, tourneys, etc.).

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27 Oct 14 15:38

Originally posted by moonbus
A normal rate of increase? Depends on how dedicated you are, I guess. Most people reach a plateau of native-naive ability fairly quickly and do not progress much beyond that w/o coaching &/or much study (books, tourneys, etc.).

Did you forget you already answered in this thread? 😛

Originally posted by moonbus
Left to his own devices, every player hits a plateau, whether it's 1300 or 1900 or 2300. Books will help to raise the bar, but he will struggle to get much beyond that without professional coaching.

It seems like you're saying the same in other words.

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27 Oct 14 22:27

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