You have to win something for people to think about you.
I have never been a professional model; I have had some modeling sessions.
It's now possible to play and take lessons from any place of the world. The concept of physical distance doesn't exist in the online world, and that is so cool!
Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular.
If people will be interested in me, they will be interested in chess also.
My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments.