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Chess isn't really big in China. Maybe will get more popular with Ding now but I'm not holding my breath.

• mark_l_watson 4y ago
  Chess is huge in China. The women’s world champion and also number two are both Chinese. You are right that Chess is not as popular as Go in China.
  • kelipso 4y ago
    Chess is not nearly as popular as Chinese chess (xiangqi) either.
  • hgsgm 4y ago
    Norway is a small country (1/300th the population of China) with Magnus Carlson. Chess could be of interest to a small fraction of China and still produce champions.