ðɪs wʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ hiː hæd tɹˈaɪd ˈaʊt ænd ɛndʒˈɔɪd wˌaɪl stˈʌdiɪŋ æt mˈɑːskoʊ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd hiː kwˈɪkli ɡˈeɪnd ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ tɹænsfˈɔːɹmɪŋ sˈɪɹiəs, hˈɑːɹdwˈɜːkɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ᵻlˈoʊ plˈeɪɚz ˌɪntʊ ɡɹˈændmæstɚz.
This was something he had tried out and enjoyed while studying at Moscow University, and he quickly gained a reputation for transforming serious, hard-working 2200 (Elo) players into grandmasters.