The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.
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Time control directly influences the quality of play.
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Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship.
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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.
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