... far more people make a living as professional chess players today than ever before. Thanks partly to the availability of computer programs and online matches, there has been a mini-boom in chess interest among young people in many countries.
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
Online chess is very popular and cool, don't get me wrong, but it is a different discipline.
Online it is much more important to have good quick instincts and the nature of opening preparations changes too, as there is less time to delve deep into the position once the computer preparation ends.
Chess.com is my home turf.
No, playing online is an entirely different experience and classical chess events never happen online.
Because of the Internet, chess is not about your nationality or your background. Anyone can get good now.
It might sound a little weird that, you know, chess streaming has a community, but really it does.
