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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by ZephyrBlu on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:01AM (#25109632)
Time alone is not enough to reach the top 5% or better in a game. You need to be focused and put a lot of effort into improving.

It's quite draining, and nothing like watching TV.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by eru on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:20AM (#25112725)
Oh, true. I was just reacting to the 2h-a-day.
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