"(In response to question: Actually i was wondering about this seeming catch-22 in 9LX. Which is it more of? A - there aren't many tournaments BECAUSE people aren't really interested B - there aren't many tournaments AND SO people aren't really interested?)"

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"It's similar to complicated music which needs a thorough repeated listening in order to be appreciated and admired while sounding like a cacophony or uninteresting if listened to on-the-run. But when it comes to chess, historically the game has been seen as a complex mental activity which made people think. That is what has been making it so attractive and giving it an aura of something that improves intellect, personality etc. So why should we agree to shrinking it all down to rapid, 3-minute