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Thanks to Fischer there came Big Money to Professional Chess. Karpov,
Kortchnoi,
Kasparov, Short, Anand, & Kramnik were able to benefit from it. Now
with
Kasparov gone will any of the remaining Chess Professionals be able to
draw such
high wages.

I for one don't think so, however I know that this remains to be seen?

The departure of Kasparov may be the straw that breaks the proverbial
camel's back. For that, combined with the increasing number of early draws
in games, the inexorable increase in the abilities of chess
software/computers, and the failed attempts at a reunification match will
all contribute to the decline in popularity of professional chess. I'll
certainly follow it far less, if at all.


-JT