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Subject: Re: The Chinese secret to success

Author: Zheng Zhixian

Date: 02:00:40 07/14/05

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On July 13, 2005 at 13:18:38, Steve Glanzfeld wrote:

>On July 13, 2005 at 12:26:39, Sally Weltrop wrote:
>
>>http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2515
>>
>>very interesting article on how playing chinese chess has made the chinese
>>stronger on our western version.
>
>Stronger?
>
>Not convincing IMO. Chinese players may be surprisingly strong, but
>nevertheless, western players will succeed. It's our game.

In my experience it's easier for a strong chinese chess player to become strong
quickly in International chess, than vice versa. I have seen it in University
chess teams.

So the article about unknown chinese players playing well is not surprising at
all to me.

Whether this will apply to the very top elites in International chess/ Chinese
Chess is debatable though.


Whether



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