First to set the scene. The 1994 World Championship Candidates match, held at Trump Tower in New York City. The rest I quote exactly:
When I was introduced as "Grandmaster Pal Benko," Trump turned to his secretary and asked, "Don't you think I could become a grandmaster if I put in one or two years on chess?" I couldn't believe I heard that question! I answered that you have to be born with the ability to become a grandmaster, and that I had never known anyone who started chess after the age of 20 and became a grandmaster.
He had no idea how difficult it is to earn a chess title, although it is possible that it is comparable to the rigors of a candidacy for U.S. president. But certainly, had he started down a chess path he never would have become a billionaire.
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