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It's a very impressive rise, but in part because it started later in life than other young GMs. In absolute terms, he's still on par with about a dozen young 27
by tibbar 4y ago
It's a very impressive rise, but in part because it started later in life than other young GMs. In absolute terms, he's still on par with about a dozen young 2700s who are about the same age. It's just that he caught up really fast.
- themitigating 4y agoThe velocity is the issue not the skill level. If I never bowled in my life, started, and two weeks later claimed I was getting 270 or higher on a consistent basis you wouldn't say "well there are pro bowelers his age that get similar scores "
- neaden 4y agoThe problem is Hans is still playing OTB at a 2700ish level. If Hans is managing to cheat in OTB chess with so many eyes on him, with all the security measures in place, and doing it so he's able to fool all of the anti-cheating statistical analyses, then honestly he should just be robbing banks or something because he could make way more money with those skills.
- mannykannot 4y agoWith regard to having many eyes on him, that would make it easier for a confederate to be inconspicuous.
- themitigating 4y agoRobbing a bank is high risk and illegal. Developing a cheating method for some competitive game sounds clever