Editing Child prodigy (section)

==== Deliberate practice ====
[[K. Anders Ericsson]] emphasised the contribution of deliberate practice over their innate talent to prodigies' exceptional performance in chess.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ericsson |first1=K. Anders |last2=Krampe |first2=Ralf T. |last3=Tesch-Römer |first3=Clemens |date=June 1993 |title=The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance. |url=https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0033-295X.100.3.363 |journal=Psychological Review |language=en |volume=100 |issue=3 |pages=363–406 |doi=10.1037/0033-295X.100.3.363 |issn=1939-1471|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The deliberate practice is energy-consuming and requires attention to correct mistakes. As prodigies start formal chess training early with intense dedication to deliberate practice, they may accumulate enough deliberate practice for their exceptional performance. Therefore, this framework provide an arguably reasonable justification for chess prodigies. However, similar amounts of practice also make children differ in their achievements because of other factors such as the quality of deliberate practice, and their interests in chess.