In our school in the UK, the guys in the chess club weren´t only considered nerds becaus they played chess - they were nerds! I only left because I wasn´t as good as them ...
Chess attitudes from around the world
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BowerickWowbagger wrote:
In my country chess is compulsory for all school children as is wrestling , kettle bell training and Systema H2H combat training, this is why Russia has the most well rounded chess players and any of them could beat the crap out of anyone that disagrees.
There are very few sub 2000 players over sixteen in Russia because of this.
Given the right socio-economic environment, Chess can be quite "studly," as per the description above. Just like the famous one-liner by the Irishman in the Braveheart moviem, to wit, Chess..."attracts only the finest people."
That's good to hear.