On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:41:03 +0100, Ralf Callenberg
<ralf.callenberg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I remember reading (I think it was by Larry Evans) that, on the
>> average, it takes five years to make Master, five more to make GM.
>Starting from where?
As I remember, the starting point is where one begins to take chess
seriously -- joining a club or playing in one's first tournament.
Given the resources available to the student today, that schedule
might well be compressed.


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