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Re:Why are the Russians so good at chess? by pixcavator on Saturday September 26, 2009 @02:17PM (#845815)
In my experience mathematicians become quite good at chess - if they take it seriously. That's why I gave up playing long time ago.
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Re:Why are the Russians so good at chess? by mquander on Saturday September 26, 2009 @02:53PM (#845885)
In my experience, anyone of average intelligence becomes quite good at chess, if they take it seriously.
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