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He's 27th in the country out of his age range and he's up against a lot of kids with every advantage in life. That's damn impressive any way you cut it, just u
by noir_lord 8y ago
He's 27th in the country out of his age range and he's up against a lot of kids with every advantage in life.
That's damn impressive any way you cut it, just under 1587USCF meaning he's playing at about the grade of an average active adult chess player (and far beyond an average player)...at 8 after a year living in pretty grim life circumstances.
Little dude is inspiring.
- bluGill 8y agoAt 9 years old most kids have not been playing long. It wouldn't surprise me if he studied more hours than everyone else in his class (homeless implies no other toys to play with) which begs the question why are the other 26 better than him with less study. Note that wouldn't surprise me doesn't mean much - I have no clue how much study he does.
- emiliobumachar 8y agoStudying more then the other competitors is definitely to one's credit, arguably more so then any innate talent.