The Role Of Deliberate Practice In Chess Expertise

In study, psychologists conducted an investigation into the role of deliberate practice vs tournament play and chess coaching. This is what they found.

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[jimmccann]

Good thought-provoking video! We differ on the importance of Knowledge versus Ability. But I sense that we both agree with Sam Ewing, the baseball player: "It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours." Virtually all adult improvers are like the janitor in the school basement from The Queens Gambit: thousands of hours of dogged, persistent effort. But if those hours are not focused EXACTLY on the Abilities (or less commonly, the Knowledge) that are lacking, not much real progress...

[kdub]

Among the many elements of chess skill, let me just ask about one of them. I've noticed that strong players know cold the color of any square. I've seen demo videos where someone says "b6" and they immediately reply "dark, " etc.
Did they likely sit down and train this particular element, or did it naturally occur as a by product of their more "normal" practice and playing?