Everyone knows becoming a billionaire is hard. You need big ideas, a bit of luck, some ruthless business moves, and ideally a photo with Elon Musk on LinkedIn. Did you know that statistically, it’s easier to become a billionaire than a chess grandmaster?
The Numbers Don’t Lie
Billionaires worldwide: ~3,000+
Chess Grandmasters worldwide: ~2,000+
That’s right — there are about 50% more people sipping champagne on private jets than there are humans holding the most prestigious chess title on Earth.
How to translate it to slow readers. You have a better chance of starting a cryptocurrency called ShitCoin and making your first billion than you do of mastering the Sicilian Defense well enough to earn the GM title.
This is you playing chess after making your first billion dollars. However nobody calls you Grand Master, yet. Wonder why?
Why is it so hard to become a Grandmaster?
Years of Obsession. You don’t just “dabble” your way to 2500 Elo. It’s more like a full-time relationship with your chessboard, complete with arguments at 2 AM over whether you should have played …Bf8. And sleepless nights on chess.com
No Margin for Error. In business, you can fail a startup or two and still strike gold. In chess, one bad move and you’re not rich, you’re just forked and lost.
The Competition among kids. Every year, hundreds of insanely talented kids from India and China emerge where “opening theory” is taught before multiplication tables.
The Payoff?
Becoming a GM is impressive, but Jeff Bezos won’t trade you his yacht for your signed copy of My 60 Memorable Games.
So… Should You Go for the Billionaire Track?
Statistically speaking, yes. You can buy a chessboard after you’ve made your fortune 500 company and still lose to an 11-year-old prodigy on Chess.com. But at least you can lose from the deck of your 200-foot yacht while eating caviar.
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Moral of the story
If you want glory, go for the Chess Grandmaster.
If you want glory and a Gulfstream, maybe become a billionaire first… then hire Magnus Carlsen as your private coach.
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