>>10837214 > Proof 2. There are NO full blood Japanese Chess Grandmasters and far fewer Chinese GMs than their population would suggest.They have their own versions of chess respectively and are intensely loyal to their nations / culture. Most of the good minds in Japan / China that would play Western chess instead play the one that has cultural relevance to them. The Japanese dominate everything they do competitively, Chess is not magically outside this.
