Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
... maybe one can only be truly autodidactic in a cave somewhere, alone with nothing but one's own thoughts, a stick and dirt to write in... wink
Priceless!

Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
I venture a guess that most of the kids who play chess-- even at an elite level-- do so after some instruction on the subject (shocking, I know).
Every one of the talented chess players I know has one or more elite coaches.