Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 05:01:17 05/22/02
Here is a good example, I will compare two geniuses Mr.Yoshiharu Habu who learned how to play chess 7 years ago by himself and current World champion of Shogi and a 12 Years old Edouard Bonnet. Both learned how to play chess around 7 years ago, but the boy has his personal trainer and train a least 6 six hours daily and has participated ten times more in major tournaments than Mr. Habu. Here in his own words, how little time he spent on chess. "Since 1995, he has taken a keen interest in chess, and notwithstanding the little time he has had to study our game, he has already scored an International Master norm. This took place in what was only his second official tournament, the open of St Quentin (France) in April 2001. Yoshiharu Habu: About ten years ago, I bought a book on chess and learned the game on my own. It was a Shogi player, Mr Murooka [the same person who first introduced me to Shogi! - JL], himself a passionate chessplayer, who aroused my interest in this game. And then six years ago, I started playing games on a regular basis with Mr Jacques Pineau [Jacques Pineau is a Frenchman who has been living in Japan for many years, with a chess playing strength of approximately 2250. He is also the president of the Asaka Chess Club, located in the suburbs of Tokyo - JL]. We play an average of one or two games a month, and I also read chess magazines to keep up to date. I have learned a bit of theory, but together with Mr Pineau, we have always tried to understand how to think in chess rather than just learn. Lautier: That is still very little practice for such remarkable progress. What areas of chess do you find most difficult to master? Pichard.
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