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Subject: Re: (OT) Why all the top chess players are from Russia ? (Ponomariov is)

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 10:31:15 01/23/02

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On January 23, 2002 at 13:22:29, William H Rogers wrote:

>In Russia, if you show good promise in sports and in chess, the government then
>supports you so that you can spend all of your time getting even better.
>Chess is taught in almost grade schools.
>I am not sure about China, but I suppose that most of the above holds true even
>for them.
>Bill

It's even more true in China.  While in the USA, most talented chess players
eventually face reality and go on to real careers that pay good money.  It
usually happens around college age.



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