Nigel Richards, a New Zealand-born Scrabble legend, gained the Spanish World Scrabble Championship regardless of not talking Spanish. The Guardian stories: The Spanish title wasn’t the primary time Richards’ Scrabble abilities had shattered linguistic obstacles: in 2015 he made headlines when he gained the francophone world championships with out with the ability to communicate or perceive French. As a substitute he reportedly memorised your complete French Scrabble dictionary in 9 weeks. […]
After practically three a long time of taking part in Scrabble competitively, Richards is broadly seen as the perfect participant of all time, with some chalking up his abilities to his photographic reminiscence and skill to rapidly calculate mathematical possibilities. Intensely non-public and swift to show down interviews, little or no is understood about his private life. His reclusive nature — alongside along with his a long time of Scrabble conquests and coups — have turned him right into a legend of types for some.
