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<\/p>\nIn around 1960, Mikhail Botvinnik, a former World Champion from the Soviet Union, also known as the patriarch of chess, invited a young boy to train with him.<\/p>\n
After training, Botvinnik said, “This boy has no clue about chess. There’s no future for him in this profession.”<\/p>\n
Such words coming from a legend and former World Champion like Botvinnik would be soul-crushing even for adults, let alone a young boy.<\/p>\n
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The legend<\/em><\/p>\n Many dreams would die. But not the dream of this child.<\/p>\n 15 years later, this young kid became a World Champion. And today, he\u2019s celebrated as one of the greatest chess players.<\/p>\n His name? Anatoly Karpov.<\/p>\n Imagine how much he had motivated himself after the crushing words he heard from a former World Champion.<\/p>\n Most people think to succeed at chess, you need to be intelligent or be god-gifted.<\/p>\n However, a very big role is played by motivation. It\u2019s a champion quality. It\u2019s the fire in your belly that makes magic possible.<\/p>\n Motivation fuels long hours of practice.<\/p>\n Motivation encourages individuals to work on their game.<\/p>\n Motivation helps a player endure painful defeats and strive for continuous improvement.<\/p>\n So how do you go about finding it?<\/p>\n There\u2019s one easy question you can ask yourself to get started \u2013<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes you play chess?\u201d<\/p>\n Is it because you want to be the best player one day?<\/p>\n Is it because you love the champion\u2019s trophies?<\/p>\n Is it because you want to win against your dad?<\/p>\n The reason can be anything that sparks a fire in you.<\/p>\n Once you have that reason, it will give you the strength to push on when you need it the most.<\/p>\n It could\u2019ve been easy for Karpov to give up. But he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n So what\u2019s your motivation for playing chess?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In around 1960, Mikhail Botvinnik, a former World Champion from the Soviet Union, also known as the patriarch of chess, invited a young boy to train with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nHow does motivation affect chess?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Finding motivation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Take action<\/strong><\/h2>\n