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I liked, I downloaded, I conquered

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Is "Wunderking" a typo or a pun? The German word is Wunderkind, "Kind" meaning "kid".

Is "Wunderking" a typo or a pun? The German word is Wunderkind, "Kind" meaning "kid".

@ILikeBlitz said ^

Is "Wunderking" a typo or a pun? The German word is Wunderkind, "Kind" meaning "kid".

A pun. The article also invents the term Wunderqueen for a female Wunderkind.

@ILikeBlitz said [^](/forum/redirect/post/aarGhuMi) > Is "Wunderking" a typo or a pun? The German word is Wunderkind, "Kind" meaning "kid". A pun. The article also invents the term Wunderqueen for a female Wunderkind.

@Craze said ^

I liked, I downloaded, I conquered

I see, and I thank :)

@Craze said [^](/forum/redirect/post/i7e8SjkS) > I liked, I downloaded, I conquered I see, and I thank :)

I guess it's the same in all "sports." The training tools and cutting-edge science that kids today have access to are all leagues beyond what anyone had in the past, which is why records continue to be set by young, up-and-coming competitors. We can never know the levels that a Capablanca or Fischer could obtain with modern resources. The nice thing about chess though is that it isn't gatekept by a high cost of entry, unlike golf or tennis or whatever.

I guess it's the same in all "sports." The training tools and cutting-edge science that kids today have access to are all leagues beyond what anyone had in the past, which is why records continue to be set by young, up-and-coming competitors. We can never know the levels that a Capablanca or Fischer could obtain with modern resources. The nice thing about chess though is that it isn't gatekept by a high cost of entry, unlike golf or tennis or whatever.

Who is that kid I think maybe olrtyn

Who is that kid I think maybe olrtyn