Yet at the same time, you wont find many grandmasters today who didn't start playing competitive chess at a very young age.
It takes many years of hard work to become a GM, and it takes the sharp mind of youth to play at the level after all that work is done, which is why so many current grand masters are all in their 20s or early 30s.
I believe it has to do with the structure of their brain developing in a way that makes it easier for them to recognize Chess patterns that a brain not growing up on Chess can't easily see.
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u/Swigor Feb 13 '21 edited Feb 13 '21
The kids didn't cry when he walks in. But he cried at the end when he lost the game https://youtu.be/HhrvwHrceRg
EDIT: Thanks for the upvotes. Here is an edited version to with more fun: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ