Definitely. You hit the nail on the head with that one. From the words of a great trainer, GM Ed Gufeld, if a person who plays 23 hours a day for 6 months came head to head with one who studies one hour a day for the same period, there would be no contest; the person who studied would win with ease. My favorite card games are gin and hearts, because it was romanticized so well in Hearts in Atlantis.
Then I think it must have been Emil :-) That's pretty cool, I hear Bridge is a good game, but I've never played it. I'm similar - it's nice to meet another natural talent at games :-)
Hey Ecurb, hope you're well. Did I see you mention somewhere that you play chess? I thought maybe I had - just wondering. Happy New Year by the way.
