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What's the State of Russian Chess???
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| Ron Suarez 2005-01-19, 12:47 am |
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OK, according to The Masked Bishop, US chess is dying a certain death.
Change is inevitable. and chess is certainly changing and evolving.
Yes, the internet has certainly given me more "at home" chess
entertainment than ever.
So, the big question is, "How is chess doing in Russia?"
How prevalent is chess activity in Russia? With the break-up of the
Soviet Union and the state funded chess programs, what's happening?
Is there a significant reduction of people playing in chess tournaments
and clubs in Russia, too?
Is there a Russian equivalent of the USCF? If there is, how are their
numbers doing?
For that matter, how is chess doing in other countries?
What do you chaps say?
Ron Suarez
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| Chess One 2005-01-19, 12:47 am |
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"Ron Suarez" <Ron.Suarez.1iu7fz@news.chessbanter.com> wrote in message
news:Ron.Suarez.1iu7fz@news.chessbanter.com...
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> OK, according to The Masked Bishop, US chess is dying a certain death.
>
> Change is inevitable. and chess is certainly changing and evolving.
> Yes, the internet has certainly given me more "at home" chess
> entertainment than ever.
>
> So, the big question is, "How is chess doing in Russia?"
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> How prevalent is chess activity in Russia? With the break-up of the
> Soviet Union and the state funded chess programs, what's happening?
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> Is there a significant reduction of people playing in chess tournaments
> and clubs in Russia, too?
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> Is there a Russian equivalent of the USCF? If there is, how are their
> numbers doing?
Laugh. The President of the Russian Chess Federation, Mr. Zhukov, is also
the first deputy-Minister in the Dumas, second only in the national
government to the Presdient, Mr. Putin.
But these are good questions Ron, and I will try to discover answers to
them over the coming week. I suppose answers could be statistical, absolute
numbers of players, change over time, and otherwise - eg, GM generation rate
is one measure of chess health - and also the rate of cultural embrace of
chess, by sponsorships like Aeroflot, eg.
I might also say that the direct rate of the Russian Federation sponsorship
of chess is also significant, especially from the two cities Moscow and St.
Petersburg. Currently there seems to be funds to not only stimulate play at
home, but to stimulate [and pay for] international matches.
Cordially, Phil Innes
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> For that matter, how is chess doing in other countries?
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> What do you chaps say?
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> Ron Suarez
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> Ron Suarez
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| Mike Murray 2005-01-19, 12:47 am |
| On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:59:21 +0100, "Jerzy" <jciruk@poczta.fm> wrote:
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>I think that chess in Russia is OK because they can play chess nowadays even
>in the USA. See : the US national chess team consists mainly of ex-Russians
>:-)
Momentum.
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