Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Chess is life.
Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people.
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.
Chess is intellectual gymnastics.
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.
We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
Chess has given me a lot more than I could ask for. I have been able to feel special, travel the world and do what I truly enjoy. Moreover, chess players love being their own boss and hate having to wake up early!
My idea is to make moves to bring chess back to the world's map, to make it part of the world's geography again.
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