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Yeah, it's sad to see champions giving up chess in their 30s but I can also see the desire to leave on a high note, before you've declined, and also spend your
by Rebelgecko 4y ago
Yeah, it's sad to see champions giving up chess in their 30s but I can also see the desire to leave on a high note, before you've declined, and also spend your life on other things- you've already shown you're the best so why invest all that time and effort into keeping your title? There's definitely diminishing returns.
- alar44 4y agoIf you're talking about competitive players, they don't give up, they stop competing professionally and usually go on to teach. Competitive chess is a gruelling full time job.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoExactly. It's interesting to see how poker seems to differ.
- amalcon 4y agoWell, there's a lot more money in poker.