I am a Chess Saint in Japan

Reporter: "Mr. Chihara, everyone says you are a living legend, the pinnacle of human intellect, and the contemporary god of Go. How did you achieve such success? What lessons can ordinary people learn from you?" Hiroshi Chihara: "As Edison once said, genius—" Reporter: "I know that one percent is inspiration and ninety-nine percent is hard work. Mr. Chihara, are you saying that as long as you put in diligence and effort, you can succeed, right?" Hiroshi Chihara's gaze was as if he were caring for a child with intellectual disabilities, and the reporter couldn't help but lower his head in shame. "There is another sentence: 'But that one percent inspiration is the most important, even more important than the ninety-nine percent perspiration.'" What I really want to say is that my experience is useless to ordinary people because— general...