Talent x Effort = Skill. Skill x Effort = Achievement
Chess demands the four "P"s: Passion, Persistence, Practice, and Patience. Having only 3 out of those 4 won't cut it.
Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.
I always wanted to play chess like Bobby Fischer and sing like Eddie Fisher. Unfortunately, it turned out reversed :(
"To you, Herr Lasker, I have just three words to say: check and mate!
Type | Rating | Best | |||
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Type | Wild | Rating | 1819 | Best | 2084 (03/Aug/2008) |
Type | Blitz | Rating | 2201 | Best | 2671 (23/Sep/2007) |
Type | Standard | Rating | 2209 | Best | 2429 (29/Mar/2006) |
Type | Bullet | Rating | 1684 | Best | 2336 (18/Jul/2004) |
Type | 5-minute | Rating | 2447 | Best | 2472 (23/Aug/2017) |
Type | 1-minute | Rating | 1325 | Best | |
Type | 15-minute | Rating | 2171 | Best | 2287 (28/Apr/2017) |
Type | 3-minute | Rating | 2193 | Best | 2232 (28/Feb/2015) |
Type | Chess960 | Rating | 1750 | Best | |
Type | 25-minute | Rating | 1834 | Best |