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**Just2Good** · 11-07-2007, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by WhiteElephant

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.

I don't think anyone has tried this WE. Lets look at GM Zuniga. He claimed to have only ever read one chess book before becoming a GM. I don't know how long it took him though, but implies that natural talent will be a factor in how long it takes to climb the peak.

AO

11-07-2007, 04:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	GM Zuniga Originally Posted by WhiteElephant 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. I don't think anyone has tried this WE. Lets look at GM Zuniga. He claimed to have only ever read one chess book before becoming a GM. I don't know how long it took him though, but implies that natural talent will be a factor in how long it takes to climb the peak. AO __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~