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Yeh, it's like a language in that unless you start as a kid you can't really hope to be fluent (unless your have a gift). But like a language, that doesn't mean you can't have fun as an adult learner /improver. I not only started as an (old) adult, I also suck and have zero natural ability at the game. But I love it, even though it doesn't love me.
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After Queen's Gambit movie I started my chess journey on chesscom and random videos on YouTube where chess plates analyzed chess games.
To live on free chesscom accounts - is an ordeal. One game analysis a day...
Later I discovered lichess, and since that day progress really has started.
What can I say after 5 years. To being good at chess you have to solve lots of puzzles daily, study theory of modern openings, deeply analyze your success and failed games, etc. For all of this you need a lot of time, and better start when you're kid. As an adult I don't have so much time to spend on studying, that's why my progress stopped and I play chess just for fun