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TIL a Hungarian psychologist wrote a book on how to raise a genius. He proposed his ideas to a teacher. They married and raised three chess grandmasters, two of them became record-breakers and one ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I remember a NatGeo documentary called My Brilliant Brain on Judit Polgar. I think one of my favorite quotes was along the lines of: "I've never beaten a well man". That's a reference to all the men she used to beat that always had excuses like having a headache or not feeling well whenever they'd lose.

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Delightful and savage.