But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.
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.
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
Chess.com is my home turf.
Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.
The very idea of how chess players manipulate their game excites me.
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
