Author: Uri Blass
Date: 22:46:37 05/20/02
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On May 20, 2002 at 20:56:17, Albert Silver wrote: >On May 20, 2002 at 14:59:57, Uri Blass wrote: > >>I think that if enough money is going to be reserved for that task the 2350 >>human players will learn about chess and become 2500 players. >> >>I believe that most 2350 players can become 2500 players in one year if it is >>really important for them. > >With all due respect, I think you're wrong. I know plenty of players rated >between 2350 and 2450 who have tried (and try) VERY HARD to become 2500 players >and not succeeded. I cannot comment on the methodology, but I can assure you >that failure hasn't been due to a lack of trying. These are players who also >make a living off of chess BTW, though mostly through classes, etc. > > Albert I thought that most 2350-2450 players do not live from chess and chess is only a hobby for them. I know that there are even players with more than 2500 that do not live from chess. For example GM yona kosashvily(sorry if I do not write correctly his name) do not live from chess and has a full time job as a doctor. This is the reason that I believe that for most of the 2300-2400 players chess is only a hobby and I guessed that if they decide to live their job and concentrate only in chess they can get a significant improvement. Even if someone is living from lessons about chess it may prevent him(her) to train about chess at the same time of the lessons. I also doubt if the people who tried hard used the right method. I suspect that if they payed for the right teacher to train them they could get the 2500 goal in one year. Uri
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