| Bruce Leverett 2005-06-20, 8:33 pm |
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Sam Sloan wrote:
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> On 20 Jun 2005 07:47:21 -0700, "Bruce Leverett"
> <bleverett@spinnakernet.com> wrote:
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> I am told by a person who is a rated chess master and who also has a
> Ph.D. degree in Math that the amount of knowledge and effort to get a
> Ph.D. degree is about the same as the amount it takes to get you up to
> 1500 in chess.
Ho ho ho. I think that you and your invisible friend are full of
prunes.
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> I was surprised at this but them he said to count all the people who
> have Ph..D. degrees in math and compare them to the number who have
> 1500 ratings in chess. You will find that more have a Ph.D. degree in
> math.
You are a laff riot!
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> Also, count the length of time it takes. In 3-5 years a person can get
> a Ph.D. drgree in math. It takes much longer to reach 1500 in chess.
Every paragraph a zinger!
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> Also, everyone who tries eventually gets a Ph.D. degree in Math. Most
> never make it to 1500 in chess.
Why didn't I say that?
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> So, you need to set your sites lower. Studying all those books will
> not make you a grandmaster. You should try to become an 1800 player,
> which is a more realistic goal.
So if it's so hard to get to 1500, how's come why did you tell this guy
to shoot for 1800?
Fortunately you're almost back to earth. 1800 is a great goal for this
1400 guy to shoot for. When he gets there, he'll have a better idea of
how far he can go.
BTW Sam, how long did it take you to get to 1500? I thought it didn't
take you nearly 3-5 years. Plus, you were just a kid at the time.
Bruce
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