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Wow, that really obliterates two major assumptions I had about chess (1) that you can't win without 100% dedication to chess (2) that the skills are highly doma

• karussell 7y ago
  I still think that chess skills are highly domain specific, but it clearly shows he has more than one skill that he dominates.
  • dr_kiszonka 7y ago
    He might have mastered one skill (or has a trait) that allows him to dominate both chess and FPL.
• milchek 7y ago
  It's impressive. I suppose you could say there are some skills from chess that are very transferable to something like managing a fantasy sports team; the ability to predict or prepare for certain outcomes and the ability to manage and minimize risk being two that come to mind. It also helps that Carlsen is a football fan and has domain knowledge there that assist him in employing these skills.
  • abcdef123xyz2 7y ago
    A previous article on this mentioned his superb memory, which is probably also an asset to both games.
• crashbunny 7y ago
  Depends on what you consider chess-related work. I would put sleep, exercise, diet, meditation and other interests as chess-related work for a full-time chess player. Even if you didn't, studying chess for more than 8 hours a day has diminishing returns, especially for older players like Carlsen. One of the reasons older players don't continue to get better and start to get worse as they pass 40 is they find it hard to maintain high levels of concentration over a 4 hour game.