Talent or Practice Which Actually Wins
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Everyone says practice makes perfect but some players just seem naturally better. In chess do you think talent is real or is it just about grinding hours? I want all opinions. Who would win the genius who never practices or the grinder who practices five hours a day?
grinder, cause naturally s|he'll learn more including some pretty mean tricks.
#2 Fair point 😄 but I think even otf we can debate chess ideas without taking it too seriously. Plus it is fun to see who has wild opinions
#3 Good point. Grinding does teach tricks fast but do you think a natural genius could just outplay the grinder with intuition alone?
#4 Exactly a mix seems fair. But who do you think has the edge early versus late in a match? Talent or practice?
still on practice...talent may be better at spotting opportunities, but practice has seen alot of lines. If the game is long then talent has a pretty good chance,but if its short practice will possibly come out on top because the lines are deep, even with talent,it will take a while to calculate them. meanwhile practice has seen games played by GMs and strong players so s|he might be familiar with the position and the outcome; in other words, s|he'll be seeing it through the other strong players eyes.