Surely, Serious Problems Can't Be Solved Just

Chess Is, In Essence, A Game For Children. Computers Have Exacerbated The Trends Towards Youth Because They Now Have An Immensely Powerful Tool At Their Disposal And Can Absorb Vast Amounts Of Information Extremely Quickly.

I Play Way Too Much Blitz Chess. It Rots The Brain Just As Surely As Alcohol.

Chess Is Ruthless: You've Got To Be Prepared To Kill People.

We Have A Large Underclass In Britain, And A Fairly Low Standard Of Education. Our Best Universities Are Extremely Good, But A Very Significant Proportion Of The British Population That Comes Out Of Compulsory Schooling With Very Low Standards Of Education.

I Am Acutely Conscious, From Vast Experience In Opens, That Guys Around, Say 2100 Or More Can Definitely Play Chess And That One Often Has To Work Very Hard To Beat Them.