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#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots

Lex Fridman Podcast

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How Much Do I Have to Work to Be a Grandmaster?

You have to have a beginner's mind and what that actually means is sucking in every aspect of the game. And you will realize you get better without actually trying to get better. I used to tell my students, you need to do 10 puzzles and you need to get 100% correct. But if you do 30 puzzles and you get eight correct, what even is that? Boop says he doesn't quite agree with suffering but thinks people do a lot of fake learning when they play speed games.

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