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[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

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 8 points 4 hours ago

Poor kid, that can't be healthy at that age (or arguably any age, but especially that).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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!

[–] PugJesus 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Current blitz ELO below 200 💪💪💪💪💪

Been playing for 20 years

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Bless your heart.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 5 points 1 day ago

I feel like I'm still learning a lot, but my elo has stalled a bit too. Just going to keep at it.

[–] AdamEatsAss 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] TomAwsm 7 points 1 day ago

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