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See my edit. I just don't feel comfortable dropping his name here. I wanted to make a general point about my impression of the impact of playing chess on people
by leto_ii 5y ago
See my edit. I just don't feel comfortable dropping his name here. I wanted to make a general point about my impression of the impact of playing chess on people, I don't want to turn this into some personal thing.
- Andrew_nenakhov 5y agoWell the pool of 2500+ players is significantly larger. It just immediately raised my attention because 2600 is superrare, and prior to 1990s only select few ever had a higher rating: it is really something special. (Also, verifying the plausibility of statements by internet users is a personal hobby of mine, hope you understand)
- leto_ii 5y agoGoogling "Australian chess grandmasters" I get the following list: Walter Browne, Max Illingworth, Darryl Johansen, Temur Kuybokarov, Moulthun Ly, Ian Rogers, David Smerdon, Anton Smirnov. The guy I'm talking about is on the list, I won't give the exact name. > verifying the plausibility of statements by internet users is a personal hobby of mine, hope you understand https://xkcd.com/386/ https://xkcd.com/386/ not sure it's the healthiest hobby, but I guess I understand.