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Old 15-04-2023, 09:55 AM #4
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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy View Post
The UKNOWN PLAYER's success. The Queen's Gambit told me that the Chess world is very competitive and quite small at the upper levels and it would be very strange for a complete newbie to come out of nowhere and suddenly be beating known skilled players. It would at very least prompt people to ask where they had come from, and why they hadn't been in previous competitions.
But still, would this have happened if he just entered men's league as himself? Would they assume he was a Grand Master in disguise or something?
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