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What does it mean?
To master chess, one must be willing to invest time and not resent the effort required.
In plain terms
Don't complain about the time needed to learn chess secrets.
What can you take from it?
Patience is essential for deep learning.

Where it applies

  • when starting a new skill
  • during intensive study

Putting it to work

  • schedule regular practice
  • embrace the learning curve

Questions to consider

  • How can you make time spent learning more efficient?
  • What motivates you to persist?

Another view

Time alone doesn't guarantee insight without effective study methods.

More from Garry Kasparov

  1. My nature is that I have to excite myself with a big challenge.

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  2. Chess is mental torture.

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  3. Alekhine's attacks came suddenly, like destructive thunderstorms that erupted from a clear sky.

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