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ketzu • today at 12:41 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

1940s to 1980s papers (the source of the claims) might think "amateur" means something different from people today. (they probably mean club chess players)


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Filligree • today at 1:01 PM

Yes? Amateur means someone who does a thing for recreation, as opposed to for money.

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