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Re:Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence by bluedino on Sunday July 19, 2020 @11:04AM (#23889823)
Are any of the well-known grandmasters computer programmers?
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Re:Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence by agarv on Sunday July 19, 2020 @11:09AM (#23889853)
Mikhail Botvinnik https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Botvinnik
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Re:Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence by sireat on Sunday July 19, 2020 @04:50PM (#23892325)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Shaked

Nice guy, played blitz against him online after he already had left professional chess.

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Re:Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence by agarv on Sunday July 19, 2020 @11:36AM (#23890033)
Matthew Sadler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Sadler
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Re:Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence by pizzabearman on Sunday July 19, 2020 @11:11AM (#23889866)
CEO of deepmind, was one of the best in UK for his age. He played when he was very young
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