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The Genius of Bobby Fischer PDF Print E-mail
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The story of Booby Fischer makes for a fascinating read about someone who appeared out of nowhere as a kind of miracle genius and inspired a generation of American chess players. With a difficult personality to be around or understand his legacy is at once mysterious as well as disturbing. He was one of those rare things in the modern age - a genuine genius.

Before Bobby Fischer there had never been an American world chess champion, instead the sport had been dominated by the Russians who used it as a cold war propaganda tool to demonstrate and boast of a superior intellect over the west.

Exactly how Booby Fischer got to be so good at chess with little or no backing at all can only be explained by his natural genius for the game. He taught himself through reading Russian chess books and chess became his native tongue. Even in his preparation for the world championship he had only himself and a friend as his resources while Spassky, his opponent, had the full might of the Russian Government behind him.

The sequence of events which led to Bobby Fischer to winning the world chess championship in 1972 by defeating the then dominant champion Boris Spassky is now the stuff of legend. It was truly a feat of phenomenal genius winning through despite all the odds against him. His imagination on the board broke so much new ground and his became the first truly modern chess player.

It is said now that the two great American sporting champions of all time are Ali and Bobby Fischer. It's quite a testament.
 
Crushing Most Out of Your Limited Study Time PDF Print E-mail
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Most of us don't have the luxury of a full eight hours a day to devote to our language studies. In fact, many language learners I know can only spare a few minutes on weekdays, along with a couple of hours on weekends.

While that may sound like a valid excuse to NOT learn a language, it really doesn't matter. Many people in the same boat have managed to squeeze the most out of their limited time to successfully acquire a language by applying themselves fully.

Focus on core activities. What are the specific learning activities that generate the most results for you? Do you learn best working with your language learning software? Does your progress hit a stride when you engage in interactions with native speakers? After identifying the core activities that help you best, arrange whatever time you can set aside around them.

Alternate lessons with practice. Sitting through a lesson is only good if you can retain enough of it for practical use. For actual retention, nothing beats the value of practice and application -- that's why it's best to alternate between the two on a regular basis.

Be confident. If you think you can successfully acquire a language, you're probably right. If you think you can't, you're probably right, too. Confidence can do wonders to your language learning. Instead of running around circles trying to reason with yourself, it spurs you to just go for it. Many times, this is the intangible needed for you to succeed.

Make a habit out of it. Turn your daily studies into a habit, instead of something you'll do when you feel like it. The more you can integrate it as naturally as taking a shower before going to work (assuming you're not one of those people who leave the house unbathed), the more you'll see results.
 
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