There is technology where you can watch the match live online and also on TV. If people understood the game, I'm sure we would have a lot of chess fans by now.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Before a match, I do not follow any chess news except the games.
There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television.
On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches.
I never watched TV because I was always doing a game. I didn't have any experience to be home watching games. I didn't know how to do it. Brent Musburger and those guys could sit and watch every game and know the scores. And I was amazed and said, 'I'd like to have something like that someday.'
Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
The reason people like to watch ball games is because they don't really know exactly what's going to happen from moment to moment. That's why you watch the entire thing.
NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.
I'm not a big fan of watching my matches.
Chess is life.
I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up.