3 ms·
Gary Kasparov was a chess grand master, and, obviously, not a great strategists. Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, is not known for his chess abilities.
by paedubucher 6y ago
Gary Kasparov was a chess grand master, and, obviously, not a great strategists. Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, is not known for his chess abilities.
- thanatropism 6y agoTo be fair, this is a bit of a strawman. The marginal utility of almost anything (cross fit, big muscles, abstract maths, jazz trumpet ability...) tapers off at the highest levels. OP is saying that there are gains in going from Elo 800 ("total novice, inconsistent playing tending to lose") to 1200 ("plays at baseline level consistently"), not that you should dedicate your life to chess to the exclusion of everything else. I'd be willing to bet that Putin has a recorded Elo somewhere at least in the 1400s. For comparison, pros have 2000+ scores, the greatest champions (and computers) 2600+. A 400 point difference roughly means you're 10 times better.