do you think Levy will be a GM?
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borovicka75
Aug 12, 2024
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#21
Oh my, this topic again 1000 times
Aug 12, 2024
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#22
checkmated0001 wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
checkmated0001 wrote:
It's entirely possible, given how well he's performed in tournaments lately. He's definitely still working on content, but that doesn't mean that he can't still be good enough to become a GM. (Naroditsky, Hikaru) If they can continue to perform at the highest level while making content, I think Gotham can perform at a lower level and do the same.
Hikaru became a GM as a teenager. No one was streaming then. Naroditsky, too.
Levy is smarter, I suspect, but his chess talent is not on the same level. Even so, you are comparing super-GMs to a solid IM.
If Levy made becoming a GM his principal focus, he could get there. I think he makes more money as a streamer.
They still play at a super-GM level while streaming, instead of playing at a lower level due to content creation. If they can consistently play at GM level while creating content, then Levy can learn to do the same. If he can play at GM level consistently, then he becomes a GM.
Of course. My point is that streaming is his priority. It’s how he pays his bills. Becoming a GM requires dedication and commitment to that goal.
It is possible to have more than one focus, but such dissipation makes success less likely.
Aug 12, 2024
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#23
Paying the bills is important,
GM's are becoming a dime a dozen these days, and seem to not be big earners relative to the effort put in.
The same intellectual effort into going into law pays much bigger.
As long as the Internet lasts, which it won't if we have a big war, streaming can pay well, as do many of the entertainment professions.
Aug 30, 2024
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#24
bobby_max wrote:
mercatorproject wrote:
Paying the bills is important,
GM's are becoming a dime a dozen these days, and seem to not be big earners relative to the effort put in.
The same intellectual effort into going into law pays much bigger.
As long as the Internet lasts, which it won't if we have a big war, streaming can pay well, as do many of the entertainment professions.
People don't become a GM to increase their income. Lawyers are also a dime a dozen, and are a lot sleazier.
True enough.
But both have to pay their bills in the end.