Something also to keep in mind is that even if you become a GM making a career out of playing chess tournaments is REALLY hard, it is sometimes hard to break ev

Something also to keep in mind is that even if you become a GM making a career out of playing chess tournaments is REALLY hard, it is sometimes hard to break even because you have to pay travel costs to go from tourney to tourney. Hikaru made a really enlightening video about the economics of pro chess playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWlbsAVRN0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWlbsAVRN0