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One of the biggest problems young players (especially girls) have (the ones who love chess, have the talent, and want to be professional players) is their goals are set way too low.
When I started out in chess, my goal was never to be a WGM or IM. I qualified for the WGM title at 12 but I refused to apply for it. I wanted to be a GM, I wanted to be the best, and I trained and made big sacrifices to be the best. When I was 15, I was already the top rated female player in the world, the youngest ever at that time. But I wanted more.
When I was 17 (when FIDE used to have only 2 rating lists per year), I was ranked as the #2 17 year old in the world on 1 list, 5 points behind Ivanchuk, ahead of Anand, and the next list also at #2, 5 points behind Anand and ahead of Ivanchuk. Unfortunately, my career was derailed because of inexcusable and unfathomable actions by FIDE and the Hungarian Chess Federation. No one can lose that many prime years and keep pace.
Even though I later became the first woman to break the gender barrier by earning the grandmaster title (by norms and rating), and became the first in history to win the Triple-Crown (Classical, Rapid and Blitz Championships), I could have gone much further if there were no interference and obstructions (my passport was revoked during my prime developmental years so I could not travel to compete, FIDE refused to let me compete in the Men’s World Championship cycle even though I qualified because of my gender, and the 100 rating points saga, etc.), all because I wanted to compete against the best and not in women’s only events.
I paid a dear price but others behind me, including my sisters, did not have to face the same road blocks. So no matter how one wants to slice it, the bar has to be set much higher if one wants to achieve greatness! That is my advice to young talented players who want to be professional players, aim for the moon, the stars, or the sun!
@FIDE_chess@ECUonline@WOMChess
Scientist: I study the moon. It’s made of rock.
Rogan guest: I think the moon is made of sponge cake.
Rogan: Let’s debate it on my show.
Scientist: Why would I go on air and debate that?
Rogan fans: Wow scientists can’t handle any pushback!