tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067401836144518837.post1936775454343661733..comments2024-02-07T03:18:23.921-05:00Comments on Livingston County Chess Blog: LCCC Week 33-13 and Bobby Fischer’s Top Ten – No. 8Nik Faldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11612344156293368237noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067401836144518837.post-11907659509777563582013-08-21T22:48:36.030-04:002013-08-21T22:48:36.030-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.jcmorrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373051963131928238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067401836144518837.post-26545604537142776722013-08-21T22:48:27.160-04:002013-08-21T22:48:27.160-04:00It persists as part of old Soviet culture. Chess w...It persists as part of old Soviet culture. Chess was chosen as a "safe" intellectual pursuit, meaning it was free of philosophical thinking ... the kind that would be a threat to a socialist republic or a dictatorship. It was encouraged, subsidized, and exceptional talent was incubated in special schools by world-class instructors. There is no comparable structure in the West.jcmorrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373051963131928238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067401836144518837.post-71241309236478883912013-08-20T22:13:48.570-04:002013-08-20T22:13:48.570-04:00Why do you think the Russians produced and continu...Why do you think the Russians produced and continue to produce so many chess greats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com