Re:No Causal Effect of Music Practice on Ability (2014) [pdf]
by sireat on Saturday February 10, 2018 @06:37PM
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Agreed that you need both talent and deliberate practice for chess but you also need to start early.
For becoming a chess GM you need 3 things: talent, grit(deliberate practice), starting early(10-12 is okay, 18 is too late these days).
One interesting aspect of starting early AND also persistent grit is being the youngest sibling in a chess family.
For example Hikaru had a master level older brother and of course there's Judith. The youngest siblings are ridiculously competitive against older ones.
For becoming a chess GM you need 3 things: talent, grit(deliberate practice), starting early(10-12 is okay, 18 is too late these days).
One interesting aspect of starting early AND also persistent grit is being the youngest sibling in a chess family.
For example Hikaru had a master level older brother and of course there's Judith. The youngest siblings are ridiculously competitive against older ones.