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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The kid is Mikhail "Misha" Osipov and was considered a chess prodigy for playing at a really high level at 4 years old. He lost to Karpov. Today he is a low ranked player with no titles. Turns out being immediately good at something doesn't make you better than people who studied!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, unless you're the best chess player ever... and you do both. Just because you're talented doesn't mean you don't practice or are lazy. It's an easy assumption to come to.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While it’s kind of funny, I hate that this clip gets posted because it’s blatantly doctored. In the actual video, the kid calmly greets his opponent to the stage and plays a game with him with a significant time handicap. It wasn’t enough, though, and he refused to surrender even when it was clear he would run out of time. He only started crying once he officially lost.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, plus if you're really observant you can tell it's doctored because people don't have health bars.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Found the guy who has their HUD turned off

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

You can see their match here. I wonder if the boy was just scared or if he knew who Karpov was.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

the boy isn't ready