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    Really? I xant believe any 3 year old could pull over like a 700. Does this kid actually exist?

    *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.

    • @FooBarrington
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      Poor kid, that can’t be healthy at that age (or arguably any age, but especially that).

    • @[email protected]
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      But necessarily. Laslo Polgar tried to prove he could raise chess prodigies by teaching them from very young. His daughters became great chess players, Judit even beating Kasparov on a occasion.

      However they did not have a laying curve that exceeded other people spending all of their time at chess. And they grew up as quite level headed individuals.

      So one can’t make a prodigy but spending much time learning something makes you better at it.

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        Yes but I doubt Polfar dedicated 8 hours a day to a single child at the age of 3 on. Plus, I doubt any of his kids are a 1555 elo when they were under 4 years old.

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    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!

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      Current blitz ELO below 200 💪💪💪💪💪

      Been playing for 20 years

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      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.

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
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      I feel like I’m still learning a lot, but my elo has stalled a bit too. Just going to keep at it.

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

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