Chinese people don't play chess or board games in general they tend to prefer video games and online gaming (in my experience).
Why does Chess.com has a bright future? One word: India, the most populated country in the world
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cR1NN wrote:
most people don't play chess or board games in general though.
But in China they are too proud of their Chinese chess (Xiangzhi? did I spell that right) and can't be bothered by the Western form of chess. meanwhile, the game of chess as we know it was invented in India and then migrated to the Middle East and Europe where the rules were modified, so Indians take chess as a source of national pride
Sep 30, 2024
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brianchesscake wrote:
cR1NN wrote:
most people don't play chess or board games in general though.
But in China they are too proud of their Chinese chess (Xiangzhi? did I spell that right) and can't be bothered by the Western form of chess. meanwhile, the game of chess as we know it was invented in India and then migrated to the Middle East and Europe where the rules were modified, so Indians take chess as a source of national pride
Xiangqi and go (weiqi) although I'm not sure which is more popular.
Your reasoning makes sense too, though.
Oct 1, 2024
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#46
No offense to China, but when we talk about China, it literally feels like people are forced to do everything. A condition that is somewhat less worse than North Korea's but similar.
I swear to god, chinese people can be so good in everything-
Oct 1, 2024
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#48
Stop glazing india. And to @CianDoretto, who mentioned chinese politics, please no politics on this forum, as there are many chinese members here. (I am not one)
Oct 1, 2024
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sqjs wrote:
Stop glazing india. And to @CianDoretto, who mentioned chinese politics, please no politics on this forum, as there are many chinese members here. (I am not one)
No No. I ain't mentioning Chinese Politics, I am just talking about their potential...
Oct 1, 2024
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JailhouseTaught wrote:
@CianDoretto — you voted for Modi, didn’t you?
I aint 18+
Oct 1, 2024
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#52
JailhouseTaught wrote:
Also, I stand corrected about my previous statement re: China
huh - where?
Nov 17, 2024
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Why does Chess.com has a bright future? One word: India, the most populated country in the world. Agree? Incredible India 
third country worldwide only after USA, China, economically in PPP
Apr 11, 2025
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#55
Indian players are good and It is in India that the original chess was invented...
With the rice grain doubling every square story... did you know that?
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trimalo wrote:
Indian players are good and It is in India that the original chess was invented...
With the rice grain doubling every square story... did you know that?
Everyone wishes they didn't know it.
27 days ago
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nov04-inactive wrote:
zigzog wrote:
Is internet in India bad? I often ran into opponents who just ran out the clock in hopeless situation, instead of resign or continue on. I chalked it off as "maybe their internet was bad", instead of "he was disrespectful for wasting my time" and moved on, not reporting. But if it was the case, perhaps let the word out that it reflects badly on their proud country.
as someone goes to India almost every summer to see my grandparents, I can say it is really laggy. In the lockdown, I played a kahoot from school (US) from India, and even though I was the only one who got 12/12, I only got 730 ish points per question, giving me only 3rd place. Also in India, poer outages are really popular
I think the power outages are "common" not "popular".
lol worded it wrongly.
all the youth in china is preparing for gaokao no wonder they dont have as many top players