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> he secured the title at just ten years, eight months and 16 days. He broke the previous record, held by U.S. player Abhimanyu Mishra, who did it in 2019 aged
by mock-possum 2y ago
> he secured the title at just ten years, eight months and 16 days. He broke the previous record, held by U.S. player Abhimanyu Mishra, who did it in 2019 aged 10 years, nine months and three days
So ‘10’ isn’t even actually much of a distinction - the previous youngest chest master was 10 years old also. The new kid wins the distinction by less than two months.
Becoming a chess master at that age is nonetheless an incredible achievement of course - but when we get down to the point where we’re counting days, thats says ‘diminishing returns’ to me.
- wslh 2y agoYour comment seems odd and out of context: this is how it works in sports. When Usain Bolt marked a record, "just" a fraction of a second isn't it a distinction? It is call a record though.
- bdjsiqoocwk 2y agoI know, right. Tell me you've never competed in anything in your life ever....
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- ninininino 2y agoI think the news worthiness probably depends more on how often / frequently the record is broken, as well as how much people care about the particular record.
- wslh 2y agoOnce it is printed in the Guinness book the people will care more. The medium is the message.