The child prodigy who beats you at chess when you’re a kid is going to fade away in adulthood 90% of the time, study says

"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance." ...
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Why being a child prodigy doesn’t lead to adult success as often as you’d think

We grow up believing that greatness reveals itself early. The chess prodigy, the child violinist, the teenage Olympian—these ...
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Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a Bay Area Child Prodigy, Dies at 29

Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a child prodigy and professional player who grew up in the Bay Area, died Monday. He was 29. Naroditsky rose quickly through the ranks to the highest title in the ...
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American chess grandmaster dies at 29

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29. The Charlotte Chess Center in ...
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Ten-year-old British chess prodigy dazzles at women's event

A British child chess prodigy has swept the board at a national competition, earning her a place among the top 50 women in the world for the blitz category of speed chess. Ten-year-old Bodhana ...

A new book follows four Indian chess prodigies to reveal the grind behind the performance

Chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa competing in a 2017 tournament as a 12-year-old. | Vysotsky/CC BY-SA 4.0 Playing one’s natural ...
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American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29.The Charlotte Chess Club in ...