They are still here. There is just a lot more people now.
What happened to the Eastern Europeans here?
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Hey all. A couple years ago I got back into chess after a hiatus. Back in the day, about 10+ years ago, I would play opponents from Eastern Europe all the time. Folks from Serbia, Poland, Russia, etc. My rating was fairly static and continues to be: around 1500. So I've been where I'm gonna be. I play 3-day daily chess because I don't like time constraints. Not a fast thinker. I like to mull over a move a few times over a couple days, run a few lines through the analysis feature, get several games going simultaneously, that kind of thing. I enjoy thinking about the game and running through the possibilities when I'm not under duress. Anyway, there used to be a lot of people from that area of the world that I'd play against, and now I don't see them much anymore. Hardly ever. My opponents are mostly from the US, UK, India, and a couple other countries. Egypt maybe or Indonesia. But almost never from Eastern Europe. Where'd they all go? Lichess??