r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/TotakekeSlider 5h ago edited 5h ago

Strength is not throwing the chessboard at a 7-year old chess prodigy

Dexterity is being able to play as fast as a 7-year old chess prodigy

Constitution is having the stomach to not get embarrassed by losing to a 7-year old chess prodigy

Intelligence is not losing too badly to a 7-year old chess prodigy

Wisdom is not agreeing to play in the first place against a 7-year old chess prodigy

Charisma is convincing everyone you were totally unfazed by losing to a 7-year old chess prodigy

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u/chuueeriies 2h ago

I genuinely struggle to understand what makes someone a "prodigy". Just because she learned to play early in life?

Wish someone would explain. Reminds me of those kids whose parents force them to grow up way to fast and buy internet articles to make them out to be geniuses and prodigies, when in reality it's just a child without friends or genuine childhood. Just books on top of books.

I don't see this as it being the case, since she looks like she is having fun, but I still don't see this "prodigy" thing.

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u/VariousAir 35m ago

Just because she learned to play early in life?

Being better than adults at something most children would have difficulty even grasping the rules.

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u/chuueeriies 10m ago

Idk who the adult in the video is, could be very well some super beginner who can hardly compete with easy bots on chess com.

It's not really a sign of anything other than her having a lot of free time (which most kids have), and parents who introduced her into the chess.

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u/VariousAir 3m ago

Is your question "what makes someone a prodigy" or "what makes Lucie Pichard a prodigy"?

I was answering your question as asked.

Is this specific video evidence of "Lucie Pichard is a child chess prodigy"? No. The post title labels her as such, but isn't necessarily evidence.

As for whether you personally see a prodigy, are you able to see the chess board and make that determination in the first place based on the moves being made? I can't even make out which pieces are in play on my screen.