If you play chess online, you’ve almost certainly seen this number after every game: accuracy percentage. 70%.75%.82%. And sooner or later, the question pops up in every player’s mind: “Is 70% accuracy actually good in chess?” The short answer: Yes—at some levels. No—at others.The long answer is where real improvement begins. As a coach who […]
Is 17 Too Late for Chess? A Coach’s Honest Answer
By Sunil Hireholi | Chess Coach since 2005 | Founder, Hire Chess Academy This question reaches my inbox more often than you might expect: “I’m 17. Is it too late for me to start chess seriously?” Let me answer this clearly, honestly, and without false motivation—based on two decades of coaching and reporting on chess. […]