Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the conditions of transmission and the meanings of production of the dispositions related to the practice of chess in the sporting trajectory of one of Brazilian Grandmasters. The qualitative research approach was used to identify and analyze this goal in depth. The selection of the presented participant, GM 12, was due to his evident prominence and position occupied in the chess social space. The data were produced through semistructured retrospective interviews and analyzed through the Thematic Analysis method. Finally, it was hoped to offer subsidies on the social constitution of the socializing processes capable of building the sport success. In opposition to the naturalizing and meritocratic conceptions that attribute the presence or lack of predestined “gifts” and “talents” to the players performances, the unveiling of their baggage could be a fruitful alternative to refute one's own inequalities caused by their hidden manifestation.
Keywords
Pierre Bourdieu; Cultural Heritage; Chess; Sociology of Sport