By National Master Aryan Achuthan
Many people around the world have the misconception that grandmasters, or even just masters are incredibly smart in everything they do; however, they are perceived as introverted nerds. Personally, that has not been very surprising to me. I too have had similar perceptions of masters for quite a while. Whether it was my parents telling me that chess players were incredibly strong in math and STEM, or even just people on the internet influencing my point of view, I could never find the answer to whether grandmasters truly obtained these traits.
In November of 2022, I was playing in a Quads tournament in San Francisco, at Mechanic’s Institute. After ending the tournament tied in first place at 2/3 with 2 other players, I was getting ready to go downstairs, when I stopped in my tracks. Right in front of me, 3 GMs: 
Wesley So, Anish Giri, and Rameshbabu Prganadgha, standing face to face with me, were heading into the building. Speechless, and not knowing what was going on, I moved aside to let them pass. After a few deep breaths, I headed back to the playing hall to see why they were there, as Mechanic’s Institute was not known to encompass GMs, and t
he tournaments were generally filled with players ranging from 0-2400 USCF. Upon the inquiry of a Staff Member, the Play Magnus Group had set up a chess meet and greet for players playing in the tournament including me, to meet all 3 grandmasters. They were also awarding signed chess boards to all winners of each quad. Upon hearing those last words, I was overwhelmed with joy, having always wanted to meet a grandmaster in real life. The fact that I was also going to receive an award brought me further joy.
The moment I received this signed board is still engraved in my head, and I am incredibly grateful to have had this opportunity, but I also learned something very important. After having casually talked with Anish Giri, and even managing to play him in a chess game, it was shockingly too casual, as if I was just talking to some random person, except I was talking to a chess grandmaster. It could have just been his jokes or casual talk, but I realized that he was just a human like all of us. All these grandmasters work on chess full-time, dedicating their lives to chess, just like other adults who are dedicated to their work in companies. Just because they excel in chess does not make them a nerd, nonetheless introverts. They make a living, and this is their job, but they also have social lives outside of chess, whether it be family or friends, so I think it’s time that we start appreciating grandmasters, for their excellence in chess, and nothing more.
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