Originally Posted by Arrogant-One
I cannot accept this notion. In fact, I would say that you could probably go from 1600 to GM in about one year if you have the financial resources and no time contrainsts.
Hmmm.....has anyone ever done this?
Take the latest Azeri GMs - Radjabov, Mamedyarov, Gashimov, Guseinov & Mamedov. They attained their GM titles faster than anyone I can think of. They barely went to school and spent all their time studying chess. They had access to the best teachers in the world. And it took each of them them 3+ years to go from 2000 to GM.
Originally Posted by Arrogant-One
Also, in terms of marketability there is no way a GM title is as valuable as any University degree. So in strict terms of dollars and cents, a degree comes out on top. Especially if its a specialized Bachelor degree like an LL.B or a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery.
AO
I would say that is the case in Australia. Perhaps not in some European countries.