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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by neaden on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:23PM (#27961390)
Eh, there was nothing really for him to do in the Chess world. At that time period there wasn't really professional chess like there is today, he could have made a living gambling at it essentially but he would have considered that wasting his life.
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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by aoeusnth1 on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:57PM (#27964567)
Become a history teacher and open up a chess club. Organize tournaments and write books. There’s a lot he could do beyond “professional chess” as it’s known now.
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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by neaden on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @10:08AM (#27972640)
There weren't really academic chess clubs around, and he became an attorney so he could have done that rather than being a history teacher. Likewise tournaments and demand for books wasn't really a thing in his lifetime.
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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by drks91 on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:37PM (#27967640)
Paul Morphy lived in the 19th century.
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