“Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, and talent cannot thrive in a vacuum”

“Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, and talent cannot thrive in a vacuum”

My answer was always the same: Talent is universal, but opportunity is not, and talent cannot thrive in a vacuum. Finding talent is a numbers game — the more players there are, the more excellent ones will be found. (This same math applies to the gender disparity in chess. There are so few elite female…