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Which is more aggravating & why?
Posted By: jdg In Response To: Which is more aggravating & why? (Stick)
Date: Thursday, 19 June 2008, at 2:54 p.m.
"You can safely forget about being world class if you're 30 and not a GM yet."
IMHO this is true. The discussion has been around NBA analogies, but a computer analogy may be better.
There are currently some very good chess software programs that one can run on a PC. However, these will never beat IBM's "Deep Blue" given the 1) parallel processing capabilities, and 2) the dedicated chess hardware chips included in the setup.
This is applicable for humans achieving world class chess: you must 1) have the native brain capacity and 2) start young.
The first point relates to raw computational ability: the speed in which positions and move combinations can be computed within the time restrictions of the game. This is a native ability that you are born with (nature). The second point is important for the prevention of "late bloomers:" somebody who has seriously studied and practiced chess during their formulative years (pre-teen and teen) develop hard-wired paths in the brain that form the basis for over-the-board position selection for analysis (nurture). The capability for massive permanent physical organic brain changes slow appreciably once the later teen years are encountered. That is, if you haven't already gotten the "chess bias" built into the physical organic layout of the brain by your late teens, you're not going to become an International GM.
The disadvantage over the board is too great: it's like a PC competing against Deep Blue. You might be able to approach the raw computing capability, but the built-in chess dedicated chips tip the balance for too great of an advantage.
jdg
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