Can Anyone Become Grandmaster?

Just like GM's are being replaced by computers

Incidentally to further refine the broad definition that is "Asian", there is:

Western Asia, which is the Arabian peninsula and Persia

Central Asia, which are the "-stans" minus Afghanistan and Pakistan (basically the former soviet states)

North Asia, which is basically the Russian portion

South Asia, which is Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and a handful of others

East Asia, which is China, Mongolia, Japan and the Koreas

Southeast Asia, which is the Indochina peninsula, Indonesia and the Philippines

So if Asian is not precise enough, but the country is too specific..., just don't say Oriental, it really is outdated and generally considered offensive.

Tubebender, as I asked...it is inappropriate to refer to a human being as "oriental". It is offensive.

It doesn't necessarily make one racist, though, perhaps just ignorant of that fact.

True. That is why I have been patient and not called Tubebender a racist. He just seems poorly educated.

great way to start a page...

lol

Oh my yes anyone can become a Grandmaster, as we all know, if you keep playing and studying you will continue to improve forever without ever hitting some sort of peak, you'll just keep improving to infinity until you are one of the best in the world. 

Dodger and I agree here. I am betting I become the world champion before dodger, though. He can have it after me.

This thread has turned out absolutely ridiculous.