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		mark_l_watson on April 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FIDE world chess championship decided in rapid tie... 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.

hgsgm on May 1, 2023 | [–]

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.

kelipso on April 30, 2023 | [–]

Chess is not nearly as popular as Chinese chess (xiangqi) either.

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