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Since about 1996, when you could make a million dollars by winning the world series of poker.

• yan 17y ago
  I guess we're not defining 'prestige' similarly. In my eyes, lots of money does not automatically garner prestige.
  • starkfist 17y ago
    I agree with you but I think the "prestige" of chess is largely confined to Russia and a few eastern european countries, and people originally from those areas. Most other cultures don't have the same history with the game.
    • yan 17y ago
      Hah, guilty. :P